the Emergence of Identity in Early Indian Religion.
Oxford :
Oxford University Press USA - OSO,
2018.
1 online resource (329 pages)
Cover; The Snake and the Mongoose; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The Snake and the Mongoose at the Horizon of Indian History; 3. Taming the Snake and the Mongoose of Indian History; 4. The Brahman as a Celibate Renunciant; 5. The Brahman as the Head of a Household; 6. The Emergence of the Snake and the Mongoose; 7. Losing an Argument by Focusing on Being Right; 8. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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In The Snake and The Mongoose, Nathan McGovern turns the commonly-accepted model of the origins of early Indian religions on its head. Instead of assuming a fundamental dichotomy between Brahmanical and non-Brahmanical in ancient India, McGovern shows that there were many different groups who all saw themselves as Brahmanical, and out of whose contestation with one another the distinction between Brahmanical and non-Brahmanical emerged.
Snake and the Mongoose : The Emergence of Identity in Early Indian Religion.