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Vedic Practice, Ritual Studies and Jaimini’s Mīmāṃsāsūtras Dharma and the Enjoined Subject
By Samuel G. Ngaihte
Copyright 2020
236 Pages
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Routledge
234 Pages
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Routledge
234 Pages
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Routledge
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Drawing on insights from Indian intellectual tradition, this book examines the conception of dharma by Jaimini in his Mīmāṃsāsūtras , assessing its contemporary relevance, particularly within ritual scholarship. Presenting a hermeneutical re-reading of the text, it investigates the theme of the relationship between subjectivity and tradition in the discussion of dharma , bringing it... Read more
1. Introduction: Mapping the Journey
2. Conceptual Framework: Jaimini, Hermeneutics and Ritual
3. Pusuit of Dharma: Telos, Desire and Subjectivity
4. Authority of Veda: Rationality, Reductionism and Tradition
5. Realization of Dharma: Karman, Codana and Answerability
6. Conclusion
Biography
Samuel G. Ngaihte earned his doctorate from the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, UK. He is currently engaged in research in Northeast India.
