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On Hinduism

Wendy Doniger

Print publication date: 2014

Print ISBN-13: 9780199360079

Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: April 2014

DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199360079.001.0001

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The Control of Addiction in Ancient India 1

The Control of Addiction in Ancient India 1

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(p.362) (p.363) The Control of Addiction in Ancient India1
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On Hinduism
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Wendy Doniger

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Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199360079.003.0025

This chapter examines addiction (sakti) in Hinduism and its renunciation in ancient India. It discusses the corpus of scientific texts known as the shastras which focus on how ancient India addressed the subject of addiction for householders, rather than for renouncers. In particular, it analyzes the texts dealing with the three Goals of Life: dharma, artha, and kama. It also considers what the Kamasutra says about the control of addiction.

Keywords:   addiction, Hinduism, renunciation, ancient India, shastras, dharma, artha, kama, Kamasutra

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