Upaniṣads / translated from the original Sanskrit by Patrick Olivelle.

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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Description
lx, 446 p. : map ; 20cm.

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Series
Oxford world's classics. [More in this series]
Summary note
Presents the first major English translation of the ancient Upaniṣads in over half a century. Includes an introduction and note on the translation by the translator, a guide to Sanskrit pronunciation, and a list of names.
Notes
Originally published: 1996.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. xvi-xxii) and index.
Action note
Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
Language note
Translated from the Sanskrit.
Contents
  • Introduction. The social background of the Upaniṣads
  • The literary history of the Upaniṣads
  • Vedic rituals
  • Vedic cosmologies
  • Human physiology and psychology
  • Cosmic connections
  • Upaniṣads. Br̥hadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad
  • Chāndogya Upaniṣad
  • Taittirīya Upaniṣad
  • Aitareya Upaniṣad
  • Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad
  • Kena Upaniṣad
  • Kaṭha Upaniṣad
  • Īśā Upaniṣad
  • Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad
  • Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad
  • Praśna Upaniṣad
  • Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad.
ISBN
  • 9780199540259
  • 019954025X
LCCN
^^2008273813
OCLC
191752412
RCP
H - S
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