南アジアの歴史・社会・文化・文学
South Asian History, Society, Culture, Literature
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Vedic Roots, Epic Trunks, Purāṇic Foliage : | Andrijanic, Ivan & Sven Selmer (ed.) | xxiii,403p. | Dev Publishers | 2023 | 9,380円 | Epic literature, Sanskrit -- Mahābhārata -- Vālmīki. Rāmāyaṇa -- Puranas -- History and criticism -- Congresses This volume of the DICSEP publications contains ten papers. Five of them are concerned with the Mahābhārata, two with the Rāmāyaṇa, two with the Purāṇas, and one with the Mahābhārata and some Purāṇas. |
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Yajna: a comprehensive survey. | Gyanshruti, Sannyasi & Sannyasi Srividyananda | xvi,369p. illus. | Yoga Publications Trust | 2010(06) | 1,936円 | Hinduism -- Rituals -- Fire sacrifice Yajna is the most ancient ritual connecting human beings with the divine essence. It is not merely a fire sacrifice, but a combination of exoteric elements to propitiate the cosmic energies. The spirit inherent in Yajna is service and sacrifice as a way of life. This book offers a comprehensive survey of Yajna as embodied in the Vedic tradition, looking at the structure, source and significance of the rituals and their relevance in this century. |
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Biruni | Malagaris, George | x,166p. | Oxford U.P. (India) | 2020 | 1,980円 | Bīrūnī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, 973?-1048 -- Muslim scientists -- Central Asia -- Biography This book places Biruni in his historical and cultural context within the long-term history of medieval Eurasia. It outlines the course of Biruni's life, clarifying key questions about his associations, travels, and patrons. Following an overview of Biruni's chief interests, it details his major works to illustrate the breadth of Biruni's output and his intellectual approach, especially his attention to language, esteem for knowledge, and commitment to objective truth. An account of his institutional context and relationships elucidates his friendships and rivalries, notably with Avicenna. The book also shows how varied paths of transmission affected the legacy of Biruni and its reception in global scientific and literary traditions. Finally, a timeline, list of key works, and detailed bibliographic essay will guide readers into further study of Biruni and his thought. |
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Hala's Sattasai (Gatha Saptasati in Prakrit): poems of life and love in ancient India | Khoroche, Peter & Herman Tieken (tr. & intro.) | vii,212p. | Motilal | 2022(14) | 2,440円 | Hāla -- Love poetry -- Prakrit -- Translations into English The oldest surviving anthology of lyric poems from India, the Sattasai presents the many aspects of love and provides a realistic counterpart to the Kamasutra. |
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Understanding itihāsa. | Bhattacharya, Sibesh Chandra | xi,183p. | Indian Institute of Advanced Study | 2010 | 1,738円 | Philosophy of history -- India -- Historiography On the philosophy of historical writings to 324 B.C. Understanding Itihasa in fact stoutly and cogently contests the stereotypical view that early India lacked a sense of history. With patience, care and sympathy the monograph studies and analyzes a host of terms and concepts that developed in early India relating to human past, the methods of its preservation and the concerned expertise in those fields. The material studies spans from the Rgvedic period to the Early Medieval and includes literary, epigraphical and numismatic. The monograph gently and firmly asserts that the currently dominate view of history may not be the only valid way of looking at past. pt. 1. The path that great men walked -- pt. 2. In the shadow of the absolute -- |
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Goddess Traditions in India: theological poems and philosophical tales in the Tripurarahasya. | Linder, Silvia Schwarz | xii,304p. pap. | Routledge | 2022 | 9,473円 | Tantrism -- Worship -- Early works to 1800 Goddess traditions in India : theological poems and philosophical tales in the Tripurārahasya / Silvia Schwarz Linder This book on the Tripurārahasya, a South Indian Sanskrit work which occupies a unique place in the Śākta literature, is a study of the Śrīvidyā and Śākta traditions in the context of South Indian intellectual history in the late middle ages. Associated with the religious tradition known as Śrīvidyā and devoted to the cult of the Goddess Tripurā, the text was probably composed between the 13th and the 16th century CE. The book is intended for researchers in the field of Asian Studies, Indology, Philosophical, Theological or Religious Studies, Hindu Studies, Tantric Studies and South Asian Religion and Philosophy, in particular those interested in Śākta and Śaiva philosophic-religious traditions |