In The Snake and The Mongoose, Nathan McGovern turns the commonly-accepted model of the origins of early Indian religions on its head. Instead of assuming a fundamental dichotomy between Brahmanical and non-Brahmanical in ancient India, McGovern shows that there were many different groups who all saw themselves as Brahmanical, and out of whose contestation with one another the distinction between Brahmanical and non-Brahmanical emerged.
In The Snake and The Mongoose, Nathan McGovern turns the commonly-accepted model of the origins of early Indian religions on its head. Instead of assuming a fundamental dichotomy between Brahmanical and non-Brahmanical in ancient India, McGovern shows that there were many different groups who all saw themselves as Brahmanical, and out of whose contestation with one another the distinction between Brahmanical and non-Brahmanical emerged.
Nathan McGovern is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He received his PhD in Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has taught at Franklin and Marshall College and Dalhousie University. His research interests include early Indian religions and religion in Thailand, especially exploring the boundary between Buddhism and Hinduism.
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Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. The Snake and the Mongoose at the Horizon of Indian History 3. Taming the Snake and the Mongoose of Indian History 4. The Brahman as a Celibate Renunciant 5. The Brahman as a Head of a Household 6. The Emergence of the Snake and the Mongoose 7. Losing an Argument by Focusing on Being Right 8. Conclusion Bibliography
Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. The Snake and the Mongoose at the Horizon of Indian History 3. Taming the Snake and the Mongoose of Indian History 4. The Brahman as a Celibate Renunciant 5. The Brahman as a Head of a Household 6. The Emergence of the Snake and the Mongoose 7. Losing an Argument by Focusing on Being Right 8. Conclusion Bibliography
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