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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 22 March 2024
- ISBN 9780197654163
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages280 pages
- Size 145x201x27 mm
- Weight 318 g
- Language English 489
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Short description:
The Upaniṣads are rich and complex Sanskrit Hindu scriptures dating back to the 8th century BCE and are a staple of world religion courses across the globe. Where most survey textbooks present a cursory overview of these texts, Signe Cohen provides a nuanced but accessible exploration of the thirteen Classical Upaniṣads that will benefit both scholars, students, and general readers alike.
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The Upaniṣads are rich and complex Sanskrit Hindu scriptures dating back to the 8th century BCE and are a staple of world religion courses across the globe. In this volume, Signe Cohen guide readers through on the thirteen "Classical Upaniṣads," those generally regarded as the oldest: Bhadrayaka, Chandogya, Taittiriya, Aitareya, Isa, Kena, Katha, Mundaka, Svetasvatara, Mandukya, Prasna, Kausitaki, and Maitri Upanisad. Where most survey textbooks present a cursory overview of these texts, The Classical Upaniṣads: A Guide provides a nuanced but accessible exploration of the Upaniṣads that will benefit both scholars, students, and general readers alike.
This volume explores the historical, geographical, and social context of the Classical Upaniṣads and discusses issues of dating, authorship, and transmission of the texts. Cohen also breaks down central ideas in the Upaniṣads, such as atman, brahman, karma, reincarnation, moksa, knowledge, and sacred sounds (mantras). The text also discusses the importance of the Upaniṣads for Hinduism and Indian culture, as well as the reception of the Upaniṣads in the West.
Through exploring these works, their key characters and ideas, and their impact on Hinduism's core beliefs, Cohen provides the reader a thorough but approachable entry into these seminal texts.
Table of Contents:
A Guide to Pronouncing Sanskrit
1. Introduction
2. The Historical Context of the Upaniṣads
3. Dating and Authorship
4. The Classical Upaniṣads
5. Social and Political Context
6. Central Ideas in the Upaniṣads
7. Narrative and Main Characters in the Upaniṣads
8. The Canonical Status and Reception of the Upaniṣads
Glossary of Sanskrit Terms
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