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The Upanisads: A Complete Guide

Signe Cohen

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Description:The Upani?ads are among the most sacred foundational scriptures in the Hindu religion. Written from 800 BCE onward and making up part of the larger Vedic corpus, they offer the reader 'knowledge lessons' on life, death, and immortality. While they are essential to understanding Hinduism and Asian religions more generally, their complexities make them almost impenetrable to anyone but serious scholars of Sanskrit and ancient Indian culture. This book is divided into five parts:- The Historical and Cultural Background of the Upani?ads- Composition, Authorship, and Transmission of the Upani?ads- Religion and Philosophy in the Upani?ads- The Classical Upanishad texts- The Later Upanishad textThe chapters cover critical issues such as the origins of the Upani?ads, authorship, and redaction as well as exploring the broad religious and philosophical themes within the texts. The guide analyses each of the Upani?ads separately, unpacking their contextual relevance and explaining difficult terms and concepts. The Upani?ads A Complete Guide is a unique and valuable reference source for undergraduate religious studies, history, and philosophy students and researchers who want to learn more about these foundational sacred texts and the religious lessons in the Hindu tradition.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Upanisads: A Complete Guide. To get started finding The Upanisads: A Complete Guide, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The Upani?ads are among the most sacred foundational scriptures in the Hindu religion. Written from 800 BCE onward and making up part of the larger Vedic corpus, they offer the reader 'knowledge lessons' on life, death, and immortality. While they are essential to understanding Hinduism and Asian religions more generally, their complexities make them almost impenetrable to anyone but serious scholars of Sanskrit and ancient Indian culture. This book is divided into five parts:- The Historical and Cultural Background of the Upani?ads- Composition, Authorship, and Transmission of the Upani?ads- Religion and Philosophy in the Upani?ads- The Classical Upanishad texts- The Later Upanishad textThe chapters cover critical issues such as the origins of the Upani?ads, authorship, and redaction as well as exploring the broad religious and philosophical themes within the texts. The guide analyses each of the Upani?ads separately, unpacking their contextual relevance and explaining difficult terms and concepts. The Upani?ads A Complete Guide is a unique and valuable reference source for undergraduate religious studies, history, and philosophy students and researchers who want to learn more about these foundational sacred texts and the religious lessons in the Hindu tradition.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Upanisads: A Complete Guide. To get started finding The Upanisads: A Complete Guide, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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