TY - BOOK ID - 77865741 TI - Saṃnyāsa Upaniṣads : Hindu scriptures on asceticism and renunciation PY - 1992 SN - 1423764544 9781423764540 0195361377 9780195361377 9780195070446 0195070445 0195070453 9780195070453 0195070445 0197741061 PB - New York : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Sannyasi KW - Asceticism KW - Hinduism KW - Religion KW - Philosophy & Religion KW - Ascetical theology KW - Contempt of the world KW - Theology, Ascetical KW - Christian life KW - Ethics KW - Ascetics KW - Early works to 1800 KW - Early works to 1800. KW - -Sannyasi KW - -Early works to 1800 KW - Asceticism - - Early works to 1800 - Hinduism KW - -Sannyasi - - Early works to 1800 KW - Hindouisme KW - Ascétisme KW - Sannyāsin KW - Livres sacrés KW - Ascétisme KW - Sannyāsin KW - Livres sacrés UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77865741 AB - This is a readable and accurate translation of 20 of the most authoritative Hindu documents pertaining to ascetic ideals and the ascetic way of life, this text opens to students a major source for the study of the Hindu ascetical institutions and of the historical changes they underwent during a period of a thousand years or more. Beginning with an analysis of the historical context that gave rise to Indian ascetical institutions and ideologies, Patrick Olivelle moves on to elucidate the meaning of renunciation - the central institution of holiness in most Hindu traditions - and the function and significance of the various elements that constitute the rite of renunciation. This translation will be an unparalleled source of information and insight for students of Hinduism and Indian asceticism, mysticism, and holiness. ER -