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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Other title: | 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 |
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Summary: | 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. Ein neuer Zugang zum Hinduismus, der Klangwahrnehmung und -deutung ins Zentrum stellt und einen lebendigen Eindruck von Sakralliteraturen, Riten und Wissenschaftssystemen Indiens vermittelt |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110240030 9783110238570 9783110238549 9783110638165 9783110233544 9783110233551 9783110233643 |
ISSN: | 1437-5370 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110240030 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Annette Wilke, Oliver Moebus. |