Soul and self in Vedic India
"How did the Vedic Indians think of life, consciousness, and personhood? How did they envisage man's fate after death? Did some part of the person survive the death of the body and depart for the beyond? Is it possible to speak of a "soul" or "souls" in the context of V...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2023]
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| In: |
Studies in the history of religions (volume176)
Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | Studies in the history of religions
volume176 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Veda
/ Vedism
/ Self
/ Soul
/ Hereafter
B Upaniṣad / Self / Soul / Hereafter |
| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia |
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| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | "How did the Vedic Indians think of life, consciousness, and personhood? How did they envisage man's fate after death? Did some part of the person survive the death of the body and depart for the beyond? Is it possible to speak of a "soul" or "souls" in the context of Vedic tradition? This book sets out to answer these questions in a systematic manner, subjecting the relevant Vedic beliefs to a detailed chronological investigation. Special attention is given to the ways in which the early Indians' answers to the above problems changed over time, with an early pluralism of soul-like concepts later giving way to the unified "self" of the Upaniṣads"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004545999 |