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Upanisads

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ISBN-10: 0192835769

ISBN-13: 9780192835765

Edition: 1998

Authors: Patrick Olivelle

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The Upanisads are the central scriptures of Hinduism. They represent some of the most important literary products in the history of Indian culture and religion, both because they played a critical role in the development of religious ideas in India and because they are our greatest source for the religious, social, and intellectual history of ancient India. Composed at a time of great social, economic, and religious change, the Upanisads document the transition from the archaic ritualism of the Veda into new religious ideas and institutions. The first major English translation of the ancient Upanisads for over half a century, Olivelle's work incorporates the most recent historical and…    
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Book details

List price: $9.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/19/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.72" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Oxford World's Classics
Oxford World's Classics
Preface
Abbreviations
Guide to the Pronunciation of Sanskrit Words
Bibliography
Introduction
Vedic Rituals
Note on the Translation
Br + 0325hadāra&nbdot;yaka Upani&sbdot;ad
Chāndogya Upani&sbdot;ad
Taittirīya Upani&sbdot;ad
Aitareya Upani&sbdot;ad
Kau&sbdot;ītaki Upani&sbdot;ad
Kena Upani&sbdot;ad
Ka&tbdot;ha Upani&sbdot;ad
&Ibreve;śā Upani&sbdot;ad
Śvetāśvatara Upani&sbdot;ad
Mu&nbdot;&dbdot;aka Upani&sbdot;ad
Praśna Upani&sbdot;ad
Question
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Mā&nbdot;&dbdot;ūkya Upani&sbdot;ad
Notes
List of Names of Gods, People, and Places
Index