The Daśanāmī-Saṃnyāsīs
The Integration of Ascetic Lineages into an Order
Seiten
2006
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-15211-3 (ISBN)
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-15211-3 (ISBN)
This book provides an account of the organisation, practices and history of the Daśanāmī-Saṃnyāsīs, one of the largest sects of sādhu-s (‘holy men’) in South Asia, founded, according to tradtion, by the legendary philosopher Śaṅkarācārya.
This book provides an account of the organisation, practices and history of the Daśanāmī-Saṃnyāsīs, one of the largest sects of sādhu-s (‘holy men’) in South Asia. According to tradition, the sect was founded by the legendary south-Indian philosopher Śaṅkarācārya, whose floruit was most probably around 700CE.
While the first three chapters of this book examine the sect’s organisation and its various branches, the latter chapters explore its history. This is the first full-length study of the Daśanāmī-Saṃnyāsīs to be published since the 1970s, and will be particularly useful both for students of Hinduism and for readers with a particular interest in the religious history of mediaeval India.
This book provides an account of the organisation, practices and history of the Daśanāmī-Saṃnyāsīs, one of the largest sects of sādhu-s (‘holy men’) in South Asia. According to tradition, the sect was founded by the legendary south-Indian philosopher Śaṅkarācārya, whose floruit was most probably around 700CE.
While the first three chapters of this book examine the sect’s organisation and its various branches, the latter chapters explore its history. This is the first full-length study of the Daśanāmī-Saṃnyāsīs to be published since the 1970s, and will be particularly useful both for students of Hinduism and for readers with a particular interest in the religious history of mediaeval India.
Matthew Clark, Ph.D. (2004), School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London), contributed an article on sādhu-s /sādhvī-s to the 2nd edition (2005) of the Encyclopedia of Religions, and currently works as an independent academic.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.8.2006 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Brill's Indological Library ; 25 |
| Verlagsort | Leiden |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 794 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| ISBN-10 | 90-04-15211-3 / 9004152113 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-90-04-15211-3 / 9789004152113 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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