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Zusatztext This book makes us appreciate how fortunate we are to have reached a point where a single young author can show command of texts from multiple periods, genres, and South Asian languages to present an inside story that never stops retelling itself from the Rig Veda into modern times. For a class, or for the general reader, I can think of no better introduction to the peccadillos of Hinduism. Informationen zum Autor Adheesh A. Sathaye (PhD, UC Berkeley, 2005) is an Associate Professor of Sanskrit Literature and South Asian Folklore at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. He writes on Hindu mythology, Sanskrit drama, story literature, and the broader connections between performance, textual production, and traditional culture in South Asia. Klappentext Crossing the Lines of Caste offers a cultural-historical analysis of the legends of Visvamitra, a sage who is said to have used his ascetic power to change his caste and become a Brahmin. It reveals how and why mythological culture has played an active role in the construction of Brahmin social power for more than three thousand years. Zusammenfassung Crossing the Lines of Caste offers a cultural-historical analysis of the legends of Visvamitra, a sage who is said to have used his ascetic power to change his caste and become a Brahmin. It reveals how and why mythological culture has played an active role in the construction of Brahmin social power for more than three thousand years. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
