A Śaiva Utopia The Śivadharma's Revision of Brahmanical Varṇāśramadharma

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Bisschop, Peter [auth]

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TextLanguage: English Series: Publication details: Napels 2021Description: 1 electronic resource (202 p.)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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978-88-6719-215-1

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Language
linguistics
Literature & literary studies
Hinduism, History of Religion, Asceticism, South Asian Studies, Sanskrit language and literature, Religious Pluralism, History of Religions, Brahmanism, Religious Studies, Medieval Indian History, Indian History, Hindu Studies, Caste, Hindu law, Saivism, Javanese studies, Bhakti Traditions, Śaivism

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Summary: A Śaiva Utopia centers on the eleventh chapter of the Śivadharmaśāstra, known as the Chapter on Śiva's Discipline (Śivāśramādhyāya). A critical edition and annotated English translation of the Sanskrit text of this chapter is preceded by a comprehensive study of the Śivadharma's revision of the Brahmanical 'laws on class and discipline' (varṇāśramadharma), tracing its utopian vision of a society bound by Śiva devotion. An edition and English translation of a Sanskrit commentary on the chapter, preserved on a unique palm leaf manuscript in Malayalam script, is included as well. The book concludes with an appendix, which addresses the revision of the Śivāśramādhyāya in the Bhaviṣyapurāṇa, where the Śivadharma has been turned into a Sauradharma ('religion of the Sun'). A Śaiva Utopia should be of interest to all historians of Indian religions.

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A Śaiva Utopia centers on the eleventh chapter of the Śivadharmaśāstra, known as the Chapter on Śiva's Discipline (Śivāśramādhyāya). A critical edition and annotated English translation of the Sanskrit text of this chapter is preceded by a comprehensive study of the Śivadharma's revision of the Brahmanical 'laws on class and discipline' (varṇāśramadharma), tracing its utopian vision of a society bound by Śiva devotion. An edition and English translation of a Sanskrit commentary on the chapter, preserved on a unique palm leaf manuscript in Malayalam script, is included as well. The book concludes with an appendix, which addresses the revision of the Śivāśramādhyāya in the Bhaviṣyapurāṇa, where the Śivadharma has been turned into a Sauradharma ('religion of the Sun'). A Śaiva Utopia should be of interest to all historians of Indian religions.

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