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THE ASRAMA SYSTEM
THE HISTORY AND HERMENEUTICS OF A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION

By:

Patrick Olivelle

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9780195083279

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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC

Pub. date:

1 September, 1993

Pages:

288

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This is the first full-length study of the asrama system, a Hindu construct consisting of four legitimate ways of leading a religious life. Together with the varna (class) system, it forms one of the pillars of Hindu life. Olivelle traces its early history and how it gradually established connections with other Hindu religious institutions to emerge as one of the two central dimensions of the Hindu dharma. It represents a major study notonly of Hindu religious history but also of the tradition of Indian hermeneutics.

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This is the first full-length study of the asrama system, a Hindu construct consisting of four legitimate ways of leading a religious life. Together with the varna (class) system, it forms one of the pillars of Hindu life. Olivelle traces its early history and how it gradually established connections with other Hindu religious institutions to emerge as one of the two central dimensions of the Hindu dharma. It represents a major study not only of Hindu religious history but also of the tradition of Indian hermeneutics.

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