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Crossing the lines of caste : Visvamitra and the construction of Brahmin power in Hindu mythology /

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"What does it mean to be a Brahmin, and what could it mean to become one? Over the years, intellectuals and dogmatists have offered plenty of answers to the first question, but the latter presents a cultural puzzle, since normative Brahminical ideology deems it impossible for an ordinary indivi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sathaye, Adheesh A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Viśvāmitra (Hindu mythology)
Caste > Religious aspects > Hinduism.
RELIGION / Hinduism / Sacred Writings.
HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia.
Table of Contents:
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  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Transliteration
  • Abbreviations
  • About the Companion Website
  • Introduction: Crossing the Lines of Caste
  • Foundations
  • 1. Poet, Priest, and Prince: Glimpses of Visvamitra in Vedic Literature
  • 2. Genealogy of the Brahmin Other in the Sanskrit Epics
  • Adaptations
  • 3. Spinning the Brahmin Other in the Early Puranas
  • 4. Geo-Mapping the Brahmin Other in Regional Puranic Literature
  • Confrontations
  • 5. Encountering the Brahmin Double in Medieval India
  • 6. Becoming a New Brahmin in Modern India
  • Conclusions: Texts, Performances, and Hindu Mythological Culture
  • Catalogue of Visvamitra Legends
  • Bibliography
  • Index.