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Sonic theology : Hinduism and sacred sound /
Traditionally Hinduism has appealed to Western eyes though its rich tableau of visual artifacts: temple architecture, sculpture, painting, craft. Guy Beck argues, however, that the focus of Western scholars on Hinduism's visual component has often been at the expense of the religion's most...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Columbia, S.C. :
University of South Carolina Press,
1993.
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| Colección: | Studies in comparative religion (Columbia, S.C.)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Approach and Design
- pt. 1. Basic Sources for Sonic Theology in Hinduism
- Ch. 1. Vedic Sound
- The Principle of Vak
- Vedic Ritual Language: Mantra
- Sabda-Brahman in the Upanisads
- Ch. 2. Indian Philosophies of Language
- External Sabda-Brahman: Mimamsa and Varnavada
- Internal Sabda-Brahman: Grammar and Sphotavada
- Rejection of the Sphota Doctrine
- Ch. 3. Nada-Yoga: Sacred Sound as Nada-Brahman
- Patanjali and the Yoga-Sutra
- The Yoga-Upanisads
- Gorakhnath and the Nath Yogis
- Three Hatha-Yoga Treatises
- Nada-Yoga and Indian Music
- Current Trends in Nada-Yoga
- pt. 2. Theistic Hinduism: Nada-Brahman as Female Energy
- Ch. 4. Sakta-Tantra: Sacred Sound as the Goddess
- Sri-Vidya
- Goddess Kali
- Ch. 5. Saivism: Sacred Sound as the Energy of Siva
- Saiva-Agama
- Saiva-Siddhanta
- Kashmiri Saivism
- Ch. 6. Vaisnavism: Sacred Sound as the Energy of Visnu
- Vaisnava-Agama: Pancaratra
- Bhagavata-Purana and the Sectarian Movements
- Conclusion: Sonic Theology, the Study of Religion, and Hermeneutics.