| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 237 pages) |
| Series |
McGill studies in the history of religions |
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McGill studies in the history of religions.
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| Contents |
The Theme in Historical Perspective -- Focus of the Analysis -- The Epic Context -- Hermeneutical Perspectives -- Cosmic Destiny -- The Mythological Background -- The Epic Accounts -- Personal Destiny -- Problems and Anomalies -- Social Manifestations of Daiva -- Prophecies and Pronouncements -- Krsna as "Master of Yoga," -- Daiva and Karna -- Daiva and Duryodhana -- Krsna as Daiva -- Destiny and Human Initiative -- Tricks and Stratagems -- Daiva in Human Expression -- Purusakara -- Morality (Dharma) and Moral Conflict -- Action and Contemplation -- The Mythological Background -- Krsna's Transformation of Vedic Values -- Some Alternative Views -- The Path of the Warrior -- Draupadi's Impatience -- Kunti's Exhortation -- Yudhisthira's Grief -- Bhisma's Instructions -- Action and Retribution -- Purusakara as Moral Autonomy -- Vidura's "Wilderness of Life," -- The Path of Self-Determination -- The Spiritual Journey -- Moral Implications -- The Evolutionary Ladder -- The "Fate" of Human Action -- The Problem of Agency -- The Solution to the Antinomy of Providence -- Some Notes on Scholarship -- Figure: Family Connections in the Mahabharata |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical (pages 211-216) references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Mahābhārata -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Mahābhārata fast |
| Subject |
RELIGION -- Hinduism -- Sacred Writings.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0791449815 |
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9780791449813 |
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0791449823 |
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9780791449820 |
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0791490580 |
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9780791490587 |
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