Sound and communication: an aesthetic cultural history of Sanskrit Hinduism
In Hindu India both orality and sonality have enjoyed great cultural significance since earliest times. They have a distinct influence on how people approach texts. The importance of sound and its perception has led to rites, models of cosmic order, and abstract formulas. Sound serves both to stimul...
| Subtitles: | Aesthetic cultural history of Sanskrit Hinduism |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin New York
De Gruyter
2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Series/Journal: | Religion and society 1437-5370
v. 41 Religion and society v. 41 |
| Further subjects: | B
Sound
Religious aspects
Hinduism
B India Religious life and customs B Tantrism B Hinduism B Sound ; Religious aspects ; Hinduism B Hinduism India B India B Hinduism (India) B Electronic resource B Tantrism India B Electronic books B RELIGION ; Comparative Religion B Tantrism (India) |
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| Summary: | In Hindu India both orality and sonality have enjoyed great cultural significance since earliest times. They have a distinct influence on how people approach texts. The importance of sound and its perception has led to rites, models of cosmic order, and abstract formulas. Sound serves both to stimulate religious feelings and to give them a sensory form. Starting from the perception and interpretation of sound, the authors chart an unorthodox cultural history of India, turning their attention to an important, but often neglected aspect of daily religious life. They provide a stimulating contribution to the study of cultural systems of perception that also adds new aspects to the debate on orality and literality |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 1051-1096) and index. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 3110240033 |