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O eremitismo hindu da floresta (vānaprastha) nas Leis de Manu (Mānava-Dharmaśāstra)

Authors

  • Matheus Landau de Carvalho Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34019/2236-6296.2021.v24.33265

Abstract

Hermitism is one of the most singular manifestations of individual religiosity of the greatest religious traditions all over the world. This Paper aims to have a critical approach based on a modern viewpoint which identifies the religious and secular aspects in the uses that the Laws of Manu (Mānava-Dharmaśāstra) have upon the Hindu hermit’s modus vivendi (vānaprastha), how it is described and qualified according to the functions of secular nature it is assigned to in the ambit of varṇa-āśrama system, in order to see in these uses processes of rational plausibility according to practical purposes inherent to Vedic society; as well as meta-rational and religiously based explanations, with actions aiming to transcendental purposes according to the prescription of ritual injunctions and the search for spiritual benefits.

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Author Biography

Matheus Landau de Carvalho, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Bacharel e Licenciado em História com Habilitação em Patrimônio Histórico pela Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora em 2009. Especialista – 2010 – e Mestre – 2013 – pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência da Religião, pela mesma Universidade.

Published

2022-07-01

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DE CARVALHO, M. L. O eremitismo hindu da floresta (vānaprastha) nas Leis de Manu (Mānava-Dharmaśāstra). Numen, [S. l.], v. 24, n. 2, 2022. DOI: 10.34019/2236-6296.2021.v24.33265. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/numen/article/view/33265. Acesso em: 18 jul. 2024.