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The Fall of the Indigo Jackal: The Discourse of Division and Purnabhadra's Pancatantra Book

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  • The Fall of the Indigo Jackal: The Discourse of Division and Purnabhadra's Pancatantra
  • Written by author McComas Taylor
  • Published by State University of New York Press, June 2008
  • Contemporary critical theory is brought to the consideration of caste in the Pancatantra, one of the best-known cycles of Indian tales.
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1 Introduction 1

The Textual Families of the Sanskrit Pancatantra 6

Purnabhadra's Pancatantra 23

Assigning Meaning to the Pancatantra 31

Questions Addressed in This Study 36

2 The Discourse of Division in the Pancatantra 43

The Concept of Jati in the Pancatantra 43

Svabhava-"Essential Nature" 47

Jati and Social Status 50

Enmity/Amity 75

3 The "Regime of Truth" and the Pancatantra 99

The Authoritative Voice 100

Universalizing the Discourse: Space, Time, and Audience 113

The Sastric Paradigm 121

Intertextuality 134

The "Naturalization" of Discourse 142

A "Regime of Truth" for the Pancatantra 151

4 The Discourse of Division and the Brahmanical Archive 155

The Origins of Varna 157

Svadharma-"Essential Duty" 170

Status 174

Enmity/Amity 178

The Cultural Context of the Discourse of Division 182

5 Conclusion 183

Appendix 1 Core Stories of the Pancatantra Family 195

Appendix 2 Summary of Stories in Purnabhadra's Pancatantra 197

Notes 213

Glossary of Sanskrit Terms 219

Bibliography 223

Index 233


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