Sound and Communication : : An Aesthetic Cultural History of Sanskrit Hinduism / / Annette Wilke, Oliver Moebus.
A new way of accessing Hinduism, focusing on the perception and interpretation of sounds and giving a lively insight into sacred literatures, rites, and indigenous scientific systems in India.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2011] ©2011 |
| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Religion and Society ,
41 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1112 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Foreword
- Table of Contents
- I. Methodology
- 1 Hinduism as a Culture of Sound
- II. History
- 2 The Veda as a Basic Paradigm for Sacred Language and Sacred Sound
- 3 Composition and Decomposition: Analytical Studies and Popularizations of the Veda - Rationality and Aesthetics of Post-Vedic Literatures and Performing Arts
- 4 Pluralism and the Search for Orientation: De-Sacralization and Re-Sacralization of Language in Poetics, Linguistics, and Metaphysics
- 5 Performance and Sensuality: The Sound Universes of Tantra and Devotionalism
- 6 Sensory Substance: Nada-Brahman in East and West
- 7 Appendix: Music CD - Accompanying Text
- Primary Sources
- Secondary Sources
- Index