Boundaries, dynamics and construction of traditions in South Asia

618 p.

• Information

  ISBN: 8884532612

  Permalink: http://digital.casalini.it/8884532612

  SERIES

  Kykéion. Sez. 1.: Scienze delle religioni ; 3
  

  DISCIPLINES

  • Culture and institutions
  • General history of Asia South Asia
  • Religions of Indic origin
  • Asia (History)

  SUBJECTS HEADINGS

  • Indian philosophy
  • South Asia -- Civilization
  • South Asia -- Religion
• In this volume

  • Preface
  • "Tradens, Traditum, Recipiens". Introductory Remarks on the Semiotics, Pragmatics and Politics of Tradition
  • The Revelation of Tradition
  • The Reliability of Tradition
  • The Transmission, Patronage, and Prestige of Brahmanical Piety from the Mauryas to the Guptas
  • Buddhism and the Mahanharata. Boundaries and Construction of Tradition
  • Trita's Tumble and Agasya's Ancestors
  • Creating Traditions through Narration. The Case of Sakuntala
  • A Dynamic Tradition of Truth-Telling
  • From Person to Person
  • What Makes a Work ?traditional'? On the Success of Nilakantha's "Mahabharata" Commentary
  • Constructing the Wheel of Time. Strategies for Establishing a Tradition
  • Bhattamimamsa and Nyaya on Veda and Tradition
  • Why Should the Flower of Dharma Be Invisible? Sayana's Vision of the Unity of the Veda
  • Ultimate Source of Validation for the Sanskrit Grammatical Tradition
  • "Loke, vede, sastre"
  • Dealing with Conflicting Views within the Paninian Tradition
  • Traditions against Tradition. Criticism, Dissent and the Struggle for the Semiotic Primacy of Veridiction
  • The Nonconformity to Tradition of the Mahanubhavs
  • Tradition of Protest
  • When Two Strong Men Stand Face to Face. The Indologist, the Pandit and the Re-Making of the Jaina Scholarly Tradition
  • Evaluation or Dialogue? A Brief Reflection on the Understanding of the Indian Tradition of Debate
  • Unity in Diversity