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The Asrama System: The History and Hermeneutics of a Religious Institution Olivelle, Patrick (Professor and Chair, Department of Asian Studies; and Director, Center for Asian Studies, Professor and Chair, Department of Asian Studies; and Director, Center for Asian Studies, University of Texas at Austin)
The Asrama System: The History and Hermeneutics of a Religious Institution
Olivelle, Patrick (Professor and Chair, Department of Asian Studies; and Director, Center for Asian Studies, Professor and Chair, Department of Asian Studies; and Director, Center for Asian Studies, University of Texas at Austin)
A study of the Asrama system, a Hindu construct consisting of four legitimate ways of leading a religious life. The author traces its early history and explains how Asrama gradually established connections with other Hindu religious institutions to emerge as a central tenet of the Hindu dharma.
288 pages, bibliography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 16, 1993 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195083279 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 288 |
| Dimensions | 237 × 162 × 24 mm · 608 g |
| Language | English |