LEADER 04010nam 2200733 450 001 9910160765803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a3-11-047776-9 010 $a3-11-047881-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110478815 035 $a(CKB)3710000000981745 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4768916 035 $a(DE-B1597)466468 035 $a(OCoLC)979906634 035 $a(OCoLC)980174441 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110478815 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4768916 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11316737 035 $a(OCoLC)964671392 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000981745 100 $a20190116d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aOf gods and books $eritual and knowledge transmission in the manuscript cultures of premodern India /$fFlorinda de Simini 210 1$aBerlin ;$aBoston :$cDe Gruyter,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 477 pages) 225 1 $aStudies in manuscript cultures ;$vVolume 8 311 $a3-11-047772-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 443-470) and indexes. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $t1. Manuscripts, Ritual, and the State in Indian Sources -- $t2. The Task of Writing and the Art of Giving -- $t3. Manuscripts, Ritual, and the Medieval Literature on Dharma -- $t4. The Throne of Knowledge: Aspects of the Cult of the Book in the ?aiva and Vai??ava Tantric Traditions -- $tAppendix 1 -- $tAppendix 2 -- $tTable A: Structure of the Chapters on the Gift of Knowledge in the Sanskrit Law-Digests -- $tReferences -- $tIndex of Authors / $rJoseph, Kristen de -- $tIndex of Works / $rJoseph, Kristen de 330 $aIndia has been the homeland of diverse manuscript traditions that do not cease to impress scholars for their imposing size and complexity. Nevertheless, many topics concerning the study of Indian manuscript cultures still remain to receive systematic examination. Of Gods and Books pays attention to one of these topics - the use of manuscripts as ritualistic tools. Literary sources deal quite extensively with rituals principally focused on manuscripts, whose worship, donation and preservation are duly prescribed. Around these activities, a specific category of ritual gift is created, which finds attestations in pre-tantric, as well as in sm?rta and tantric, literature, and whose practice is also variously reflected in epigraphical documents. De Simini offers a first systematic study of the textual evidence on the topic of the worship and donation of knowledge. She gives account of possible implications for the relationships between religion and power. The book is indsipensible for a deeper understanding of the cultural aspects of manuscript transmission in medieval India, and beyond. 410 0$aStudies in manuscript cultures ;$vVolume 8.$x2365-9696 606 $aHinduism$vSacred books 606 $aHinduism$xRituals$xHistory and criticism 606 $aTantric literature$xHistory and criticism 606 $aManuscripts, Sanskrit$xHistory 606 $aManuscripts, Kannada$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 610 $aBook history South-Asia. 610 $aCult of the book. 610 $aHinduism. 610 $aIndia. 610 $aKannada. 610 $aSanskrit. 610 $aritual practices. 615 0$aHinduism 615 0$aHinduism$xRituals$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aTantric literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aManuscripts, Sanskrit$xHistory. 615 0$aManuscripts, Kannada$xHistory. 676 $a294.5/92 700 $aDe Simini$b Florinda$0183044 702 $aJoseph$b Kristen de, $4ctb$4https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910160765803321 996 $aOf gods and books$92028875 997 $aUNINA