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9780415970303

Theories of the Gift in South Asia: Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain Reflections on Dana

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    9780415970303

  • ISBN10:

    041597030X

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-09-21
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

In South Asia, the period between 1100 and 1300 CE was a particularly prolific time for theorists from India's three main indigenous religions - Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism - to articulate their views on the face-to-face gift encounter. Their gift theories shaped a cosmopolitan sensibility that shared ethical and aesthetic values that reached across regional, sectarian, and religious boundaries. This book explores the ethical and social implications of unilateral gifts of esteem, offering a perceptive guide to the uniquely South Asian contributors to theoretical work on the gift.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations ix
Series Editors' Foreword xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
Chapter One: Sources 1(32)
Chapter Two: The Donor 33(24)
Chapter Three: The Recipient 57(26)
Chapter Four: The Ritual 83(28)
Chapter Five: The Gift 111(30)
Conclusion 141(8)
Notes 149(18)
Bibliography 167(18)
Index 185

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