The snake and the mongoose : the emergence of identity in early Indian religion / Nathan McGovern.
2018
BL2015.I34 M34 2018
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Title
The snake and the mongoose : the emergence of identity in early Indian religion / Nathan McGovern.
ISBN
9780190640828 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Language
English
Description
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BL2015.I34 M34 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification
200.954
Summary
In 'The Snake and The Mongoose', Nathan McGovern turns the commonly-accepted model of the origins of early Indian religions on its head. Instead of assuming a fundamental dichotomy between Brahmanical and non-Brahmanical in ancient India, McGovern shows that there were many different groups who all saw themselves as Brahmanical, and out of whose contestation with one another the distinction between Brahmanical and non-Brahmanical emerged.
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In 'The Snake and The Mongoose', Nathan McGovern turns the commonly-accepted model of the origins of early Indian religions on its head. Instead of assuming a fundamental dichotomy between Brahmanical and non-Brahmanical in ancient India, McGovern shows that there were many different groups who all saw themselves as Brahmanical, and out of whose contestation with one another the distinction between Brahmanical and non-Brahmanical emerged.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 11, 2018).
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Print version: 9780190640798
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