Of gods and books : ritual and knowledge transmission in the manuscript cultures of premodern India

Of gods and books ritual and knowledge transmission in the manuscript cultures of premodern India

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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Other Authors: De Simini, Florinda, author (author), Joseph, Kristen de, contributor (contributor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter 2016
[2016]
Series:Studies in manuscript cultures ; Volume 8.
Subjects:
Hinduism > Sacred books.
Hinduism > Rituals > History and criticism.
Tantric literature > History and criticism.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit > History.
Manuscripts, Kannada > History.
Book history South-Asia.
Cult of the book.
Hinduism.
India.
Kannada.
Sanskrit.
ritual practices.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426592606719
Table of Contents:
  • 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 / Joseph, Kristen de
  • Index of Works / Joseph, Kristen de

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