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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456152603321

Autore

Wilke Annette <1953->

Titolo

Sound and communication [[electronic resource] ] : an aesthetic cultural history of Sanskrit Hinduism / / Annette Wilke, Oliver Moebus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : De Gruyter, 2011

ISBN

1-283-16582-1

9786613165824

3-11-024003-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1136 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Religion and society, , 1437-5370 ; ; v. 41

Classificazione

BE 8032

Altri autori (Persone)

MoebusOliver

Disciplina

294.5/514

Soggetti

Sound - Religious aspects - Hinduism

Hinduism - India

Tantrism - India

Electronic books.

India Religious life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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