Asceticism in some Indo-European traditions

The paper compares the periods of asceticism or privation that precede journeys to heaven, or transitions to some other sort of salvation, in four narratives: Mahabharata book 3, Odyssey books 5-6, the Wasting Sickness of Cuchulainn, and the story of the Buddha's enlightenment. It is argued tha...

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Päätekijä: Allen, N
Aineistotyyppi: Journal article
Kieli:English
Julkaistu: 2005
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description The paper compares the periods of asceticism or privation that precede journeys to heaven, or transitions to some other sort of salvation, in four narratives: Mahabharata book 3, Odyssey books 5-6, the Wasting Sickness of Cuchulainn, and the story of the Buddha's enlightenment. It is argued that all derive from an early Indo-European proto-narrative, probably marked by the pentadic ideology, to which the Sanskrit epic offers the closest approximation.
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spelling oxford-uuid:ca22addd-9b41-4ec2-a117-008fce83e56c2022-03-27T07:05:08ZAsceticism in some Indo-European traditionsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:ca22addd-9b41-4ec2-a117-008fce83e56cHellenic (Classical Greek) literaturePrehistoric and primitive religionsReligions of the Indian subcontinentCognitive anthropologyHistory of the ancient worldBuddhismEnglishOxford University Research Archive - Valet2005Allen, NThe paper compares the periods of asceticism or privation that precede journeys to heaven, or transitions to some other sort of salvation, in four narratives: Mahabharata book 3, Odyssey books 5-6, the Wasting Sickness of Cuchulainn, and the story of the Buddha's enlightenment. It is argued that all derive from an early Indo-European proto-narrative, probably marked by the pentadic ideology, to which the Sanskrit epic offers the closest approximation.
spellingShingle Hellenic (Classical Greek) literature
Prehistoric and primitive religions
Religions of the Indian subcontinent
Cognitive anthropology
History of the ancient world
Buddhism
Allen, N
Asceticism in some Indo-European traditions
title Asceticism in some Indo-European traditions
title_full Asceticism in some Indo-European traditions
title_fullStr Asceticism in some Indo-European traditions
title_full_unstemmed Asceticism in some Indo-European traditions
title_short Asceticism in some Indo-European traditions
title_sort asceticism in some indo european traditions
topic Hellenic (Classical Greek) literature
Prehistoric and primitive religions
Religions of the Indian subcontinent
Cognitive anthropology
History of the ancient world
Buddhism
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