Myth as Argument

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The Brhaddevata as Canonical Commentary

Laurie L. Patton(Autor*in)

De Gruyter (Verlag)

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Erschienen am 14. Mai 2014

XXVIII, 549 Seiten

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Intro
Acknowledgements
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Part I: Myth, Commentary, and the History of the B?haddevata
Chapter One: The Basics of the B?haddevata: Text and Context
Pestles and Mantras
The Nature of the Text
The Text and Its History
Macdonell and Tokunaga: Retentive or Expansive Scribes?
Building on Arguments about Recensions
The B?haddevata in Intellectual Context
The Tradition of Saunaka
The Brahma?as
The Nirukta
Mima?sa
Conclusions
Chapter Two: Making Arguments: Canonical Commentary and Mythological Narrative
The Category of Canonical Commentary
The Anukrama?i as Commentarial Strategy
The B?haddevata as Commentarial Totalization
Mythological Narratives: A Process of Reading
Myth as Argument
The Case of Vedic Myth
The Problem of Historical Origins
The Problem of Archetypal Myth
Vedic Narrative as Commentarial Argument
Conclusions
Part Two: Framing the Canon
Chapter Three: Patterns of Thought: The B?haddevata Introduces Itself
On the Question of Coherence
Mantra
Mantra in the B?haddevata
Devata as Meta-Grouping
Claiming Privilege
Classifying Canonical Language
The Nature and Origin of Canonical Language
Conclusions
Chapter Four: Language and Cosmology I: Taxonomies of Mantra
Grammar and the Power of Language
Grammar and Cosmology in India
The Motivated List: Supporting Canonical Language
Exemplifying Canonical Language: Tracking the Taxonomies
The Role of Native Taxonomies
The B?haddevata's Taxonomy: A Thick Description
The Difference Canon Makes in Taxonomizing: A Comparative Assessment
Conclusions
Chapter Five: Language and Cosmology II: Etymologies and Other Linguistic Speculations
The Problems of Etymology
A New Terminology
Niruktis in Vedic Interpretation
The Nirukta
Niruktis in the B?haddevata
Tidying up the Universe: Separating the Spheres through Nirukti
Exemplifying the Cosmos: Niruktis as Theology
Theology by Subordination
Addressing Ambiguities: The Case of Vac
Further Linguistic Speculation on Canon
The Question of Meaning
The Cosmology of Loose Ends: Closing off the Canon
Cultivating the Fields
Accounting for Rubble
The Rhythm of Canon: The Meters and Tones
The Attainment of Brahman through Commentary Itself
Conclusions
Part Three: Situating the Canon
Chapter Six: Arguments about Myth: The History of the Itihasa/ Akhyana Controversy
A New Mode of Organization
Itihasa/ Akhyana
The European Appropriation
Origins and Sources
A New Approach to Itihasa
A New Approach to the B?haddevata
Conclusions and Projections
Chapter Seven: The Power of Persuasion: ??isis in Parity with the Gods
??is and Gods in Vedic Context: A Modified Model
Euhemerism Mythologized
??is, Gods, Sons
Getting the Gods to Listen
A Nirukti Itihasa: The ??i Worshipped by Indra
The Mutual Dependence of the Praised and the Praiser
Rescued from Infertility
??is and Their Divine Fathers
Helping Indra Appear
Gaining Attention and Absolving Gods
Gods/ ??isis/ Gods/??isis
Calming the God
Mantras for Twins
Beating Indra and Soma in the Race
The ??i Downtrodden: Mantras Misspoken
Misperceiving Indra
Sarama and the Cows
Conclusions
Chapter Eight: Pedigree Narratives
Lineage in a Late Vedic Framework
Stealing Indra's Secret and Surviving
The Blind ??i
The Birth of ??is I
The Birth of ??iis II
Parents After the Fact
Rsis from a Taxonomical View
Conclusions
Chapter Nine: Myth and Money: The Exchange of Words and Wealth
Making Money, Making History
Mantra as Medium of Exchange: The Vedic Context
Fluidity of Identity: Mantra and Exchange in the Sacrificial Texts
Mantra and the Fluidity of Var?a Identity
The Fixing of Identity: Words and Wealth in the B?haddevata
Wandering Currency
Selling God in the Marketplace
The ??i Who Won a Wife with Mantras
Mantras Begetting Wealth Begetting Mantras Begetting Wealth
Conclusions
Chapter Ten: Mantra as Cure
Healing in a Late Vedic Framework
Cakes and Praises
Curing Old Age
The Language of Revival
Deprivation of Mind
The ??i Who Got off Twice
Methodical Rejuvenation
Conclusions
Chapter Eleven: Erasing the Warrior
Warrior and Priests in Vedic Context
The Stripes of a ??i
Can Kings be ??is?
The Function of ??iis in War
Changing Sexes
Saving the Kingdom: The K?atriya Purohita
Conclusions
Chapter Twelve: Selective Slokas: Cleaning up the Veda
The Benefits of the Blatant in Vedic Interpretation
A "Liberal Shepherd's Love Song"
The Embarrassed Brahmacarin
An Introductory Itihasa for Purification
Conclusions
Chapter Thirteen: Salvaging the Sacrifice
The Changing Nature of Sacrifice: The Late Vedic Context
Haggling over the Sacrifice
Cooking the Dog
??is and Rats, or How to Save a Sacrifice
A Mantra to Come out of Hiding
Killing V?tratra
Saving the Sacrifice through Dispersal
Conclusions
Chapter Fourteen: ??is' Power within the Wild
The Untamed in Vedic Perspective
Rivers, Rats, and ??is: Encounters with Ara?ya in the B?haddevata
The Battle for Authority over the Rivers
Butter and Milk for a Thousand Years
Rats as Objects of Praise
??is as Frightened Fish
Mantras across the Human and Animal Worlds
Pushing Death with a Verse
Conclusions
Chapter Fifteen: The Archaeology of the B?haddevata
Interpolation as Historical Lens
The Dimensions of the Shorter Recension
The Narrative Emphasis
A Comparison with the Epics and Pura?as
Triads in the Pura?as and the B?haddevata
Gods and ??is in the Pura?as and the B?haddevata
Mantra in the Pura?as and the B?haddevata
The Dimensions of the Longer Recension
Expanding Sruti
The Ritual Emphasis
Citing Brahma?as to Settle Controversy and Clarify Ritual Ideas
Clarifying a Ritual Situation Implied by the ?g Veda
Ritual Theory in the Longer Recension
The Implications of the Ritual Emphasis
Conclusions
Chapter Sixteen: New Perspectives on Canonical Exegesis
New Questions for the History of Religions
Pushing the Boundaries of Canonical Commentary
Commentary Is Not Always Elaboration
Sensual Forms of Commentary
Commentary as Interpolation
Commentary as Narrative Argument: The Creation of Commentarial Time
Commentary as Ritual Philosophy
Final Questions for Commentary: The Nature of Canonical Language
On Reading Totalizing Texts: The Encyclopedic Analogy
Conclusions
Appendix A: The Dating of the B?haddevata
Appendix B: Vedic Verses Cited in Pratika Form in the B?haddevata
References
Index

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