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Record Nr.

UNINA9910563171003321

Autore

Freschi Elisa

Titolo

Adaptive reuse : aspects of creativity in South Asian cultural history / / edited by Elisa Freschi and Philipp A. Maas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wiesbaden, : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2017

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (373 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Abhandlungen für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, , 0567-4980 ; ; Band 101

Disciplina

954

Soggetti

Sanskrit literature - History and criticism

Philosophy, Indic - History

Appropriation (Arts)

Humanities

South Asia Civilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

The present volume explores a specific aspect of creativity in South Asian systems of knowledge, literature and rituals. Under the heading of “adaptive reuse,” it discusses the relationship between innovation and perpetuation of earlier forms and contents of knowledge and aesthetic expressions within the process of creating new works. Although this relation rarely became the topic of explicit reflections in the South Asian intellectual traditions, it is here investigated by taking a closer look at the treatment of older materials by later authors.