The Upanisads

Chapter 1: Introduction: What is an Upani?ad? by Signe Cohen. Chapter 2: The Date of the Upani?ads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 3: The Authorship of the Upani?ads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 4: The Redaction and Transmission of the Upani?ads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 5: Ancient India: Geographical, Historical, and Cultural Background by Signe Cohen. Chapter 6: The Older Vedas and the Upani?ads by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 7: The Religious and Ritual Background by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 8: The Upani?ads and Early Buddhism by Signe Cohen. Chapter 9: The Social Background: Caste and Gender in the Upani?ads by Steven Lindquist. Chapter 10: Prominent Characters in the Upani?ads by Steven Lindquist. Chapter 11: Atman and brahman in the principal Upani?ads by Jacqueline Suthren Hirst. Chapter 12: Karma and Rebirth in the Upani?ads by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 13: Knowledge and Liberation in the Upani?ads by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 14: The Upani?adic Episteme by Jonardon Ganeri. Chapter 15: Mantras and Sacred Language by Signe Cohen. Chapter 16: The Upani?ads and the Emergence of Theism by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 17: The Upani?ads and Yoga by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 18: The Upani?ads and the Mahabharata by Brian Black. Chapter 19: The Upani?ads and the Bhagavadgita by Simon Brodbeck. Chapter 20: The Upani?ads and Later Hinduism by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 21: Dara Shikoh and the First Translation of the Upani?ads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 22: Schopenhauer and the Upani?ads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 23: The B?hadara?yaka Upani?ad by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 24: The Chandogya Upani?ad by Dermot Killingley. Chapter 25: The Aitareya Upani?ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 26: The The Kau?itaki Upani?ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 27: The Taittiriya Upani?ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 28: The Isa Upani?ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 29: The Prasna Upani?ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 30: The Mu??aka Upani?ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 31: The Ka?ha Upani?ad by Elizabeth Schiltz. Chapter 32: The Svetasvatara Upani?ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 33: The Kena Upani?ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 34: The Maitri Upani?ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 35: The Ma??ukya Upani?ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 36: The Mahanaraya?a Upani?ad by Signe Cohen. Chapter 37: The Vai??ava Upani?ads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 38: The Saiva Upani?ads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 39: The Devi Upani?ads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 40: The Sa?nyasa Upani?ads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 41: The Yoga Upani?ads by Signe Cohen. Chapter 42: Conclusion by Signe Cohen