Of Gods and Books : Ritual and Knowledge Transmission in the Manuscript Cultures of Premodern India /

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India has been the homeland of diverse manuscript traditions that do not cease to impress scholars for their imposing size and complexity. Nevertheless, many topics concerning the study of Indian manuscript cultures still remain to receive systematic examination. Of Gods and Books pays attention to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: De Simini, Florinda
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ;Boston : De Gruyter, [2016]
Colección:Studies in Manuscript Cultures ; 8
Temas:
Hinduism > Rituals > History and criticism.
Hinduism > Sacred books.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit > History.
Tantric literature > History and criticism.
Buchkult.
Hinduismus.
Ritual.
Sanskript.
Hindouisme > Rituel > Histoire et critique.
Hindouisme > Livres sacrés.
Manuscrits sanscrits > Histoire.
Littérature tantrique > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM / General.
Hinduism.
Hinduism > Rituals.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Tantric literature.
Handschrift
Heilige Schrift
Brahmanismus
Ritus
Tantrismus
Sanskrit
Buddhismus
Book history South-Asia.
Cult of the book.
India.
Kannada.
Sanskrit.
ritual practices.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Sacred books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Manuscripts, Ritual, and the State in Indian Sources
  • 2. The Task of Writing and the Art of Giving
  • 3. Manuscripts, Ritual, and the Medieval Literature on Dharma
  • 4. The Throne of Knowledge: Aspects of the Cult of the Book in the Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava Tantric Traditions
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
  • Table A: Structure of the Chapters on the Gift of Knowledge in the Sanskrit Law-Digests
  • References
  • Index of Authors
  • Index of Works

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