Transmitting Awareness (saṅkrānti): A Point of Contact in Abhinavagupta’s Śaiva Aesthetics
On the basis of a parallel passage in Abhinavagupta’s commentaries on the Nāṭyaśāstra and the Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā, this article considers the ways in which Abhinavagupta theorized “transmission” (saṅkrānti) in his descriptions of aesthetic experience and the reception of knowledge in non-dual Ś...
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Year: 2024, Volume: 67, Issue: 2, Pages: 155-190 |
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B Śaiva Tantra B Transmission B Aesthetics B Emotion B Indian dramaturgy B Śaiva philosophy |
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