Hinduism, the anthropology of a civilization / Madeleine Biardeau ; translated from the French by Richard Nice.
By: Biardeau, Madeleine
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TextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: French studies in South Asian culture and society ; 3Publisher: Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989Description: vi, 189 p. ; 23 cm. tablesISBN: 0195624092 :Uniform titles: Hindouism, anthropologie d'une civilisation. English Subject(s): HinduismDDC classification: 294.5 LOC classification: BL1202 | .B51313 1989Online resources: Publisher description
Contents:
Man and the absolute. The absolute and the Brahmans ; Two paths to salvation ; The hermit Brahman ; Hindu man. -- The four goals of man. The levels of dharma ; Love: women's duty ; The craft of kingship ; Portrait of the ideal Brahman ; Two types of men ; Renunciation and human love. -- Salvation through deeds: the Yogin warrior. An anthropology of desire ; The universe of bhakti ; Desireless activity. -- Divine loves. Privileged experiences ; The goddess ; The divine game ; Tantrism ; Tantrism and bhakti. -- Hinduism and the future.
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Translation of: L'hindouism, anthropologie d'une civilisation.
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Man and the absolute. The absolute and the Brahmans ; Two paths to salvation ; The hermit Brahman ; Hindu man. -- The four goals of man. The levels of dharma ; Love: women's duty ; The craft of kingship ; Portrait of the ideal Brahman ; Two types of men ; Renunciation and human love. -- Salvation through deeds: the Yogin warrior. An anthropology of desire ; The universe of bhakti ; Desireless activity. -- Divine loves. Privileged experiences ; The goddess ; The divine game ; Tantrism ; Tantrism and bhakti. -- Hinduism and the future.
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