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The Asrama System: The History and Hermeneutics of a Religious Institution
The Asrama System The History and Hermeneutics of a Religious Institution
Author: Patrick Olivelle
The lesser known and explored of the two pillars of Hinduism--asrama and varna--asrama is the name given to a system of four distinct and legitimate ways of leading a religious life: as a celibate student, a married householder, a forest hermit, and a world renouncer. In this, the first full-length study of the asrama system, Olivelle uncovers i...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195083279
ISBN-10: 019508327X
Publication Date: 10/14/1993
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
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