Brahmins and Kings
Royal Counsel in the Sanskrit Narrative Literatures
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 21 May 2025
- ISBN 9780197791998
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages320 pages
- Size 236x167x25 mm
- Weight 621 g
- Language English 605
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Short description:
This book examines the most famous narratives written in Sanskrit, asking what they reveal of the culture of politics in India and in Hinduism in particular. It argues that narratives put metaphorical flesh on the proverbial bare bones of ethical and religious doctrine, seeking to immerse their audiences in story so as to transform their perception of themselves, the world, and the proper ways of being and acting therein.
MoreLong description:
Brahmins and Kings examines some of the most well-known and widely circulated narratives in the history of Sanskrit literature, including the Mah?bh?rata, the R?m?ya?a, Vi??u
MoreTable of Contents:
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One - When the Parampara Breaks: On Gurus and Students In the Mahabharata
Chapter Two - The Perfect King: Rama's Suffering, and Why His Story Must Be Told Anew
Chapter Three - Kingship in Kashmir: Brahminical Norms in Kalhana's Rajatarangini
Chapter Four - Wizards and Kings, or "Tantra Beyond the Tantras:" The Saiva-Brahminical Narrative of the Kathasaritsagara
Chapter Five - The King in the Garden: Pleasure in Dramatic Imagination
Chapter Six - The Wisdom of Animals: Kingship and the Pa?catantra
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
