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 / / Florinda de Simini.

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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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Superior document:Studies in manuscript cultures ; Volume 8
VerfasserIn:
De Simini, Florinda,
MitwirkendeR:
Joseph, Kristen de,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter,, [2016]
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Studies in manuscript cultures ; Volume 8.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 477 pages).
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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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