Olivelle, Patrick Preface 2006 - Firenze University Press P. [1-2] [2] Is part of Ascetics and Brahmins : studies in ideologies and institutions. - ( Kykéion. Sez. 1.: Scienze delle religioni ; 6) Chapters from the same volume (available individually) Abbreviations Get chapter Preface 1. Introduction to Renunciation in the Hindu Traditions Get chapter 2. The Ascetic and the Domestic in Brahmanical Religiosity Get chapter 3. Village vs. Wilderness Get chapter 4. A Definition of World Renunciation Get chapter 5. From Feast to Fast Get chapter 6. The Beast and the Ascetic Get chapter 7. Deconstruction of the Body in Indian Ascetism Get chapter 8. Contributions to the Semantic History of "samnyasa" Get chapter 9. The Semantic Historyof "asrama" Get chapter 10. Renunciation in the "Samnyasa Upanisads" Get chapter 11. Odes of Renunciation Get chapter 12. Ritual Suicide and the Rite of Renunciation Get chapter 13. The Renouncer's Staff Get chapter "Pañcamasramavidhi" Get chapter 15. Anandatirtha's "Samnyasapaddhati" Get chapter 16. Renouncer and Renunciation in the Dharmasastras Get chapter 17. King and Ascetics Get chapter Bibliography Get chapter Index Get chapter Show more Information DOI: 10.1400/60966 Permalink: http://digital.casalini.it/10.1400/60966