Tastes of the Divine : Hindu and Christian Theologies of Emotion /

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The intensity and meaningfulness of aesthetic experience have often been described in theological terms. By designating basic human emotions as rasa, a word that connotes taste, flavour, or essence, Indian aesthetic theory conceptualises emotional states as something to be savoured. At their core, e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Voss Roberts, Michelle (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Theologie
Interreligiöser Dialog
Hinduismus
Gefühl
Christentum
Rasas.
Interfaith relations.
Hinduism.
Emotions > Religious aspects.
Christianity.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
RELIGION > Spirituality.
RELIGION > Devotional.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > General.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Inspiration & Personal Growth.
emotion.
Émotions.
Christianisme.
Rāsa (Esthetique)
Hindouisme > Relations > Christianisme.
Christianisme > Relations > Hindouisme.
Hinduism
Emotions
Christianity
Emotions.
Hinduism > Relations > Christianity.
Christianity and other religions > Hinduism.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Rasa
  • I. Peace
  • The bliss of peace
  • Suffering and peace
  • II. Love
  • The rasa of love incarnate
  • A dilemma of feeling
  • Love, bodies, and others
  • III. Fury
  • Dalit arts and the failure of aesthetics
  • Fury as a religious sentiment
  • IV. Tastes of the divine
  • Toward a holistic theology of the emotions
  • Wonder.

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