Vedic Practice, Ritual Studies and Jaimini’s Mīmāṃsāsūtras: Dharma and the Enjoined Subject 0367262215, 9780367262211

Drawing on insights from Indian intellectual tradition, this book examines the conception of dharma by Jaimini in his Mī

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Vedic Practice, Ritual Studies and Jaimini’s Mīmāṃsāsūtras: Dharma and the Enjoined Subject
 0367262215, 9780367262211

Table of contents :
Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
2 Conceptual framework: Jaimini, hermeneutics and ritual
3 Pursuit of dharma: telos, desire and subjectivity
4 Authority of Veda: rationality, reductionism and tradition
5 Realization of dharma: Karman, codan? and answerability
6 Conclusion
Appendix: list of s?tras cited in the text
Bibliography
Index

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