Buch, Englisch, 177 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 355 g
Ritual, Exegetical and Linguistic Considerations on the tantra- and prasanga-Principles
Buch, Englisch, 177 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 355 g
ISBN: 978-3-631-62872-0
Verlag: Lang, Peter GmbH
The sources are Kalpasutra, Vyakarana and Mimamsa, three textual traditions which developed alongside each other, sharing – as the volume shows – common presuppositions and methodologies. The book will be of interest for Sanskritists, scholars of ritual exegesis and of the history of linguistics.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Textlinguistik, Diskursanalyse, Stilistik
- Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Historische & Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachtypologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Hinduismus Hinduismus: Kult, Riten, Zeremonien
- Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
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Contents: Scientific descriptive methods – Substitution patterns – Zero-theories – Extra-mathematical concept of placeholder – Conflict between different rules – Technical literatures in comparison: ritual and grammatical traditions – Space (vs. time) as conceptual background – tantra (simultaneous application) vs. prasanga (automatic involvement) – Automatic involvement and blocking of rules.