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Beschreibung
The Upaniads are among the most sacred foundational scriptures in the Hindu religion. Composed from 800 BCE onwards and making up part of the larger Vedic corpus, they offer the reader "knowledge lessons" on life, death, and immortality. While they are essential to understanding Hinduism and Asian religions more generally, their complexities make them almost impenetrable to anyone but serious scholars of Sanskrit and ancient Indian culture.

This book is divided into five parts:

Composition, authorship, and transmission of the Upaniads;

The historical, cultural, and religious background of the Upaniads;

Religion and philosophy in the Upaniads;

The classical Upaniads;

The later Upaniads.

The chapters cover critical issues such as the origins of the Upaniads, authorship, and redaction, as well as exploring the broad religious and philosophical themes within the texts. The guide analyzes each of the Upaniads separately, unpacking their contextual relevance and explaining difficult terms and concepts. The Upaniads: A Complete Guide is a unique and valuable reference source for undergraduate religious studies, history, and philosophy students and researchers who want to learn more about these foundational sacred texts and the religious lessons in the Hindu tradition.
The Upaniads are among the most sacred foundational scriptures in the Hindu religion. Composed from 800 BCE onwards and making up part of the larger Vedic corpus, they offer the reader "knowledge lessons" on life, death, and immortality. While they are essential to understanding Hinduism and Asian religions more generally, their complexities make them almost impenetrable to anyone but serious scholars of Sanskrit and ancient Indian culture.

This book is divided into five parts:

Composition, authorship, and transmission of the Upaniads;

The historical, cultural, and religious background of the Upaniads;

Religion and philosophy in the Upaniads;

The classical Upaniads;

The later Upaniads.

The chapters cover critical issues such as the origins of the Upaniads, authorship, and redaction, as well as exploring the broad religious and philosophical themes within the texts. The guide analyzes each of the Upaniads separately, unpacking their contextual relevance and explaining difficult terms and concepts. The Upaniads: A Complete Guide is a unique and valuable reference source for undergraduate religious studies, history, and philosophy students and researchers who want to learn more about these foundational sacred texts and the religious lessons in the Hindu tradition.
Über den Autor

Signe Cohen is Associate Professor of South Asian Religions at the University of Missouri, USA.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction: What is an Upaniad? by Signe Cohen. Chapter 2: The Date of the Upaniads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 3: The Authorship of the Upaniads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 4: The Redaction and Transmission of the Upaniads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 5: Ancient India: Geographical, Historical, and Cultural Background by Signe Cohen. Chapter 6: The Older Vedas and the Upaniads by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 7: The Religious and Ritual Background by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 8: The Upaniads and Early Buddhism by Signe Cohen. Chapter 9: The Social Background: Caste and Gender in the Upaniads by Steven Lindquist. Chapter 10: Prominent Characters in the Upaniads by Steven Lindquist. Chapter 11: tman and brahman in the principal Upaniads by Jacqueline Suthren Hirst. Chapter 12: Karma and Rebirth in the Upaniads by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 13: Knowledge and Liberation in the Upaniads by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 14: The Upaniadic Episteme by Jonardon Ganeri. Chapter 15: Mantras and Sacred Language by Signe Cohen. Chapter 16: The Upaniads and the Emergence of Theism by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 17: The Upaniads and Yoga by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 18: The Upaniads and the Mahbhrata by Brian Black. Chapter 19: The Upaniads and the Bhagavadgt by Simon Brodbeck. Chapter 20: The Upaniads and Later Hinduism by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 21: Dara Shikoh and the First Translation of the Upaniads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 22: Schopenhauer and the Upaniads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 23: The Bhadräyaka Upaniad by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 24: The Chndogya Upaniad by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 25: The Aitareya Upaniad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 26: The The Kautaki Upaniad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 27: The Taittirya Upaniad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 28: The Upaniad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 29: The Präna Upaniad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 30: The Muaka Upaniad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 31: The Käha Upaniad by Elizabeth Schiltz. Chapter 32: The vetvatara Upaniad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 33: The Kena Upaniad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 34: The Maitr Upaniad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 35: The Mkya Upaniad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 36: The Mahnryäa Upaniad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 37: The Vaiava Upaniads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 38: The aiva Upaniads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 39: The Dev Upaniads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 40: The Sänysa Upaniads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 41: The Yoga Upaniads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 42: Conclusion by Signe Cohen

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Importe, Religion & Theologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780367261993
ISBN-10: 0367261995
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: Cohen, Signe
Hersteller: Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: Signe Cohen
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.03.2019
Gewicht: 0,687 kg
Artikel-ID: 128407636