The Vedic Origins of Karma

Cosmos as Man in Ancient Indian Myth and Ritual

Herman W. Tull (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

192 Seiten

1989
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-0-7914-0094-4 (ISBN)

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In this book, the author seeks access to Karma's origins by following several clues suggested by the doctrine's earliest formulation in the Upanistexts (circa 600-500 B.C.) These clues lead back to the mythical and ritual structures firmly established in the Brahmana texts, texts concerned with the rituals that chronologically and conceptually precede the UpanisThe rise of the karma doctrine is tied to the increasing dominance in late Vedic thought of the cosmic man (Purusa/Prajapati) mythology and its ritual analogue the "building of the fire altar" (agnicayana).

Herman W. Tull is Assistant Professor of Religion at Rutgers University.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Vedic Origins of the Karma Doctrine

A Note on Texts, Method, Terms, and Translations

Chapter 1. The Problem of Karma and the Textual Sources

The Brahmanas and Upanisads in the View of Nineteenth Century Indology

The Upanisads and the Vedic Origins of the Karma Doctrine

The Earliest Notice of the Doctrine of Karma and Rebirth in the Brhadaranyaka and Chandogya Upanisads

Conclusion: The Karma Doctrine in the Context of Brahmanic Thought

Chapter 2. The Cosmos as Man: The Image of the Cosmos in Vedic Thought

The Cosmic Image and Its Vicissitudes in Vedic Thought

Purusa and the Creation of the Cosmos

The Reenactment of the Cosmogony

Prajapati and the Creation of the Cosmos

Conclusion: The Reenactment of the Cosmogony

Chapter 3. The Fire Altar (Agnicayana) as Man and Cosmos

The Problem of Sacrifice

The Problem of Sacrifice and the Agnicayana

The Construction of the Fire Altar

Conclusion: Man and Cosmos in the Fire Altar

Chapter 4. From Death to Rebirth

The Agnicayana and the Smasanacayana

Conclusion: The Karma Doctrine in the Context of Brahmanic Thought

Abbreviations of Vedic Texts

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.8.1989
Reihe/Serie	SUNY series in Hindu Studies
Zusatzinfo	Total Illustrations: 0
Verlagsort	Albany, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	426 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
ISBN-10	0-7914-0094-8 / 0791400948
ISBN-13	978-0-7914-0094-4 / 9780791400944
Zustand	Neuware