"Patrick Olivelle's revelatory book-the first full-length study of
asrama-begins to right the balance and in the process greatly
expands our understanding of Indian civilization. As a bonus, it
gives the reader a valuable education in the principles of
Brahmanical hermeneutics....This is a work that will interest
anyone concerned with the cultural role of the exegetical impulse.
It is also a work that nobody with a serious interest in Indian
civilization should leave unread." --History of Religions
"Olivelle's study is both revisionist and exemplary....An
intellectually engaging study of the way ideas evolve and change
within a tradition. Highly recommended."--Religious Studies
Review
"[A] superb volume....[A] masterful account..."--The Journal of
Religion
"This is the first book-length study of the asrama system, and
should revolutionize current thinking and teaching on the
subject....Olivelle's work is careful, and instructive....Full of
interesting information and argumentation....The Asrama System is
helpful and thought-provoking."--Journal of the American Oriental
System
"...a book which illuminates not only the history of the asramar
system but much else in the tradition of Indian hermeneutics. All
in all, this is a book to be warmly welcomed and carefully
studied."--Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African
Studies
"Patrick Olivelle's revelatory book-the first full-length study of
asrama-begins to right the balance and in the process greatly
expands our understanding of Indian civilization. As a bonus, it
gives the reader a valuable education in the principles of
Brahmanical hermeneutics....This is a work that will interest
anyone concerned with the cultural role of the exegetical impulse.
It is also a work that nobody with a serious interest in Indian
civilization should leave unread." --History of Religions
"Olivelle's study is both revisionist and exemplary....An
intellectually engaging study of the way ideas evolve and change
within a tradition. Highly recommended."--Religious Studies
Review
"[A] superb volume....[A] masterful account..."--The Journal of
Religion
"This is the first book-length study of the asrama system, and
should revolutionize current thinking and teaching on the
subject....Olivelle's work is careful, and instructive....Full of
interesting information and argumentation....The Asrama System is
helpful and thought-provoking."--Journal of the American Oriental
System
"...a book which illuminates not only the history of the asramar
system but much else in the tradition of Indian hermeneutics. All
in all, this is a book to be warmly welcomed and carefully
studied."--Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African
Studies
"This book is of immense value not only to Indologists and
historians of religion concerned with the interpretation of
classical texts, but also to anthropologists and sociologists
engaged in studies of contemporary Indian institutions."--The
Journal of Asian Studies
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