The Fall of the Indigo Jackal : The Discourse of Division and Pūrṇabhadra's Pañcatantra

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The Fall of the Indigo Jackal : The Discourse of Division and Pūrṇabhadra's Pañcatantra

Taylor, McComas

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State University of New York Press（2008/06発売）
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言語 ENG
商品コード 9780791471784
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Full Description

Contemporary critical theory is brought to the consideration of caste in the Pañcatantra, one of the best-known cycles of Indian tales.

Every child growing up in India knows the story of the jackal who fell into the vat of blue dye, and discovering the power of his majestic new appearance, declared himself king of the forest. In spite of his pretenses, the jackal, eventually betrayed by his own instincts, was set upon by the other animals. This and many similar narratives are found in the Pañcatantra, the collection of Sanskrit tales for children compiled by a Jaina monk named Pūrṇabhadra in 1199 CE.

In this book, McComas Taylor looks at the discourses that give shape and structure to the fall of the indigo jackal and the other tales within the Pañcatantra. The work's fictional metasociety of animals, kings, and laundrymen are divided according to their jāti, or "kind." This discourse of caste holds that individuals' essential natures, statuses, and social circles are all determined by their birth. Taylor applies contemporary critical theory developed by Foucault, Bourdieu, Barthes, and others to show how these ideas are related to other Sanskritic master-texts, and describes the "regime of truth" that provides validation for the discourse of division.

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Conventions

1. Introduction

The Textual Families of the Sanskrit Pañcatantra
Purnabhadra's Pañcatantra
Assigning Meaning to the Pañcatantra
Questions Addressed in This Study
2. The Discourse of Division in the Pañcatantra
The Concept of Jati in the Pañcatantra
Svabhava—"Essential Nature"
Jati and Social Status
Enmity/Amity
3. The "Regime of Truth" and the Pañcatantra
The Authoritative Voice
Universalizing the Discourse: Space, Time, and Audience
The Sastric Paradigm
Intertextuality
The "Naturalization" of Discourse
A "Regime of Truth" for the Pañcatantra

4. The Discourse of Division and the Brahmanical Archive
The Origins of Varna
Svadharma—"Essential Duty"
Status
Enmity/Amity
The Cultural Context of the Discourse of Division
5. Conclusion Appendix 1. Core Stories of the Pañcatantra Family
Appendix 2. Summary of Stories in Purnabhadra's Pañcatantra

Notes
Glossary of Sanskrit Terms
Bibliography
Index