Nature and the environment in twentieth-century American life
In: The Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series
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In: Odense American Studies International Series
In: Working Paper 22
In: Religions of South Asia: ROSA, Band 5, Heft 1-2, S. 51-77
ISSN: 1751-2697
This paper takes a literary approach to the major vamsas in the Brahmanas and Upanisads. I will demonstrate that the vamsas follow a number of structural and compositional conventions, which are employed to construct sacred histories, indicate different branches of descent, combine different lineages, and claim authoritative transmissions vis-à-vis other lineages. By treating the vamsas as a literary genre, rather than as an empirical historical record, I hope to invite a new appreciation for their form and creativity, as well as to open up new ways for reading them.
In: Religions of South Asia: ROSA, Band 3, Heft 1, S. 5
ISSN: 1751-2697
In: Religions of South Asia: ROSA, Band 3, Heft 1, S. 25-43
ISSN: 1751-2697
This paper will examine the portrayal of Brahmins in the Ambattha, Sonadanda, and Kutadanta Suttas. As I will argue, the Brahmin characters in these suttas emerge as complexly ambivalent figures who are depicted, simultaneously, as competitors for royal patronage and as potential benefactors. Considering Brahmin characters in this way, I hope to offer some fresh insights into the teachings of these texts and into the imagined audiences of the composers.
In: Enterprise & society: the international journal of business history, Band 9, Heft 4, S. 845-847
ISSN: 1467-2235
In: FDR and The Environment, S. 181-194
In: FDR and The Environment, S. 19-47
In: Enterprise & society: the international journal of business history, Band 4, Heft 3, S. 571-573
ISSN: 1467-2235
In: Enterprise & society: the international journal of business history, Band 2, Heft 2, S. 404-406
ISSN: 1467-2235
In: Guide to U.S. Environmental Policy, S. 233-242
In: Exploring world history
In: The journal of American history vol. 99, no. 1
In: Special issue
In: Great debates in American environmental history 2