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Against Dharma: Dissent in the Ancient Indian Sciences of Sex and Politics (The Terry Lectures Series)

By: Doniger, Wendy

Price: $7.50

Publisher: YALE UNIV PR:

Seller ID: 406971

ISBN: 030021619X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

An esteemed scholar of Hinduism presents a groundbreaking interpretation of ancient Indian texts and their historic influence on subversive resistance

Ancient Hindu texts speak of the three aims of human life: dharma, artha, and kama. Translated, these might be called religion, politics, and pleasure, and each is held to be an essential requirement of a full life. Balance among the three is a goal not always met, however, and dharma has historically taken precedence over the other two qualities in Hindu life. Here, historian ...
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