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Brahmana Texts

Brahmana Texts is a genre of ancient Indian religious literature that forms a category of Vedic commentaries characterized by their focus on ritual explanation, liturgical interpretation, and the theological justification of sacrificial practices within the Vedic tradition.

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Authors

6

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Brahmanas

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Publications

19

Aśvaghoṣa’s Buddhacarita: The First Known Close and Critical Reading of the Brahmanical Sanskrit Epics

Alf Hiltebeitel · Journal of Indian Philosophy · 2006 · 65 citations

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Who are the Brahmans? Indian lore and cynic Doctrine in Palladius'<i>De Bragmanibus</i>and its models

Richard Stoneman · The Classical Quarterly · 1994 · 62 citations

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From 'Brahmanism' to 'Hinduism': Negotiating the Myth of the Great Tradition

Vijay Nath · Social Scientist · 2001 · 49 citations

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The Concept of Brahman in Hindu Philosophy

Haridas Chaudhuri · Philosophy East and West · 1954 · 32 citations

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Everyday Lives, Everyday Histories : Beyond the Kings and Brahmanas of ‘Ancient’ India

Shonaleeka Kaul · Asian Journal of Women s Studies · 2007 · 28 citations

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Authors

23

  1. WD
    Wendy Doniger O’Flaherty

    2 publications · 27 citations

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  2. AH
    Alf Hiltebeitel

    George Washington University, United States

    1 publications · 65 citations

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  3. GS
    Gauri Shankar Bhatt

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  4. VN
    Vijay Nath

    1 publications · 49 citations

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  5. KS
    Kalpana Srivastava

    Armed Forces Medical College, India

    1 publications · 11 citations

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Institutions

6

  1. Chester County Historical Society

    West Chester, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  2. Texas A&M University-Victoria

    Victoria, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  3. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  4. Deakin University

    Burwood, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  5. University of Rochester

    Rochester, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  6. George Washington University

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    65 citations

  7. Leipzig University

    Leipzig, Germany

    1 publications

    10 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of the American Oriental Society

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  2. Philosophy East and West

    2 publications · 46 citations

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  3. Man

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  4. Review of Religious Research

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  5. Sophia

    1 publications · 14 citations

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