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Podcast: New Books in Literary Studies
Episode: Steven E. Lindquist, "The Literary Life of YÄjƱavalkya" (SUNY Press, 2023)
Description: InĀ The Literary Life of YÄjƱavalkyaĀ (SUNY Press, 2023), Steven E. Lindquist investigates the intersections between historical context and literary production in the "life" of YÄjƱavalkya, the most important ancient Indian literary figure prior to the Buddha.Ā Drawing on history, literary studies, ritual studies, Sanskrit philology, narrative studies, and philosophy, Lindquist traces YÄjƱavalkyaās literary lifeāfrom his earliest mentions in ritual texts, through his developing biography in the Upaniį¹£ads, and finally to his role as a hoary sage in narrative literatureāoffering the first detailed monograph on this central figure in early Indian religious...