The Upanisads (eBook, ePUB)

A Complete Guide
Redaktion: Cohen, Signe

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The chapters cover the origins of the Upani¿ads, authorship, redaction, and the broad religious themes within the texts. It is a unique reference source for religious studies students who want to learn more about these foundational sacred texts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 454
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317636960
• Artikelnr.: 49335822

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Introduction: What is an Upani
ad? by Signe Cohen. Chapter 2: The Date of the Upani
ads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 3: The Authorship of the Upani
ads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 4: The Redaction and Transmission of the Upani
ads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 5: Ancient India: Geographical, Historical, and Cultural Background by Signe Cohen. Chapter 6: The Older Vedas and the Upani
ads by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 7: The Religious and Ritual Background by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 8: The Upani
ads and Early Buddhism by Signe Cohen. Chapter 9: The Social Background: Caste and Gender in the Upani
ads by Steven Lindquist. Chapter 10: Prominent Characters in the Upani
ads by Steven Lindquist. Chapter 11:
tman and brahman in the principal Upani
ads by Jacqueline Suthren Hirst. Chapter 12: Karma and Rebirth in the Upani
ads by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 13: Knowledge and Liberation in the Upani
ads by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 14: The Upani
adic Episteme by Jonardon Ganeri. Chapter 15: Mantras and Sacred Language by Signe Cohen. Chapter 16: The Upani
ads and the Emergence of Theism by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 17: The Upani
ads and Yoga by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 18: The Upani
ads and the Mah
bh
rata by Brian Black. Chapter 19: The Upani
ads and the Bhagavadg
t
by Simon Brodbeck. Chapter 20: The Upani
ads and Later Hinduism by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 21: Dara Shikoh and the First Translation of the Upani
ads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 22: Schopenhauer and the Upani
ads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 23: The B
had
räyaka Upani
ad by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 24: The Ch
ndogya Upani
ad by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 25: The Aitareya Upani
ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 26: The The Kau
taki Upani
ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 27: The Taittir
ya Upani
ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 28: The
Upani
ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 29: The Präna Upani
ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 30: The Mu
aka Upani
ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 31: The Käha Upani
ad by Elizabeth Schiltz. Chapter 32: The
vet
vatara Upani
ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 33: The Kena Upani
ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 34: The Maitr
Upani
ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 35: The M
kya Upani
ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 36: The Mah
n
r
yäa Upani
ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 37: The Vai
ava Upani
ads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 38: The
aiva Upani
ads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 39: The Dev
Upani
ads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 40: The Säny
sa Upani
ads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 41: The Yoga Upani
ads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 42: Conclusion by Signe Cohen