Carl Olson

Indian Asceticism

Power, Violence, and Play

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Using religio-philosophical discourses and narratives from epic, puranic, and hagiographical literature, Indian Asceticism focuses on the powers exhibited by ascetics of India from ancient to modern time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780190225322
• ISBN-10: 0190225327
• Artikelnr.: 47863836

Autorenporträt

Carl Olson is Professor of Religous Studies at Allegheny College. Besides numerous essays in journals, books and encyclopedias, he has published 17 books on subjects such as Hinduism, Buddhism, comparative philosophy, and method and theory in the study of religion. His most recent books include Celibacy in Religious Traditions and The Allure of Decadent Thinking: Religious Studies and the Challenge of Postmodernism, both published by Oxford University Press.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
List of Book Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Banyan Tree of Indian Asceticism
Chapter 3 Types of Power
Chapter 4 Violence, the Demonic, and Power
Chapter 5 Language and Power
Chapter 6 Ludic Elements: Eroticism, Comic, and Power
Chapter 7 Play, Miracles, and Power
Chapter 8 Power and Theory
Bibliography
Index