The Vedic origins of karma : cosmos as man in ancient Indian myth and ritual
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The Vedic origins of karma : cosmos as man in ancient Indian myth and ritual
（SUNY series in Hindu studies）
State University of New York Press, c1989
- pbk.
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Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Northwestern University, 1985
Bibliography: p. 161-174
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this book, the author seeks access to Karma's origins by following several clues suggested by the doctrine's earliest formulation in the Upanistexts (circa 600-500 B.C.) These clues lead back to the mythical and ritual structures firmly established in the Brahmana texts, texts concerned with the rituals that chronologically and conceptually precede the UpanisThe rise of the karma doctrine is tied to the increasing dominance in late Vedic thought of the cosmic man (Purusa/Prajapati) mythology and its ritual analogue the "building of the fire altar" (agnicayana).
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Vedic Origins of the Karma Doctrine
A Note on Texts, Method, Terms, and Translations
Chapter 1. The Problem of Karma and the Textual Sources
The Brahmanas and Upanisads in the View of Nineteenth Century Indology
The Upanisads and the Vedic Origins of the Karma Doctrine
The Earliest Notice of the Doctrine of Karma and Rebirth in the Brhadaranyaka and Chandogya Upanisads
Conclusion: The Karma Doctrine in the Context of Brahmanic Thought
Chapter 2. The Cosmos as Man: The Image of the Cosmos in Vedic Thought
The Cosmic Image and Its Vicissitudes in Vedic Thought
Purusa and the Creation of the Cosmos
The Reenactment of the Cosmogony
Prajapati and the Creation of the Cosmos
Conclusion: The Reenactment of the Cosmogony
Chapter 3. The Fire Altar (Agnicayana) as Man and Cosmos
The Problem of Sacrifice
The Problem of Sacrifice and the Agnicayana
The Construction of the Fire Altar
Conclusion: Man and Cosmos in the Fire Altar
Chapter 4. From Death to Rebirth
The Agnicayana and the Smasanacayana
Conclusion: The Karma Doctrine in the Context of Brahmanic Thought
Abbreviations of Vedic Texts
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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