Destiny and human initiative in the Mahābhārata - Woods, Julian F. (Albany : State University of New York Press, 2001)
The Theme in Historical Perspective -- Focus of the Analysis -- The Epic Context -- Hermeneutical Perspectives -- Cosmic Destiny -- The Mythological Background -- The Epic Accounts -- Personal Destiny -- Problems and Anomalies -- Social Manifestations of Daiva -- Prophecies and Pronouncements -- Krsna as "Master of Yoga," -- Daiva and Karna -- Daiva and Duryodhana -- Krsna as Daiva -- Destiny and Human Initiative -- Tricks and Stratagems -- Daiva in Human Expression -- Purusakara -- Morality (Dharma) and Moral Conflict -- Action and Contemplation -- The Mythological Background -- Krsna's Transformation of Vedic Values -- Some Alternative Views -- The Path of the Warrior -- Draupadi's Impatience -- Kunti's Exhortation -- Yudhisthira's Grief -- Bhisma's Instructions -- Action and Retribution -- Purusakara as Moral Autonomy -- Vidura's "Wilderness of Life," -- The Path of Self-Determination -- The Spiritual Journey -- Moral Implications -- The Evolutionary Ladder -- The "Fate" of Human Action -- The Problem of Agency -- The Solution to the Antinomy of Providence -- Some Notes on Scholarship -- Figure: Family Connections in the Mahabharata.
Includes bibliographical (pages 211-216) references and index.
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Keywords: Mahābhārata -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Mahābhārata -- Critique, interprétation, etc; Mahābhārata; RELIGION -- Hinduism -- Sacred Writings; Criticism, interpretation, etc