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100			_aSquarcini, Federico (ed.)
245			_aBoundaries, dynamics and construction of traditions in South Asia
250			_a1st.
260			_aLondon: _bAnthem Press, _c2011
300			_a618 p. _bbib. _c21 cm x 14 cm
490			_aCultural, historical and textual studies of religions
500			_aRecommended By: Shailendra Raj Mehta -------------------------------------------------------
521			_aFRONT MATTER; Half Title Page; Series Page; Full Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; I. INTRODUCTION; Federico Squarcini, 'Tradens, Traditum, Recipiens. Introductory Remarks on the Semiotics, Pragmatics and Politics of Tradition'; II. DISCOURSE, CONDITIONS AND DYNAMICS OF TRADITIONS IN SOUTH ASIA; Sheldon Pollock, 'The Revelation of Tradition: "sruti, smrti", and the Sanskrit Discourse of Power'; Johannes Bronkhorst, 'The Reliability of Tradition'; Timothy Lubin, 'The Transmission, Patronage, and Prestige of Brahmanical Piety from the Mauryas to the Guptas' III. HOW TO PRODUCE, CONSTRUCT AND LEGITIMATE A TRADITIONAlf Hiltebeitel, 'Buddhism and the Mahabharata. Boundaries and Construction of Tradition'; Laurie L. Patton, 'Trita's Tumble and Agastya's Ancestors: On The Narrative Construction of "Dharma"'; Romila Thapar, 'Creating Traditions through Narration. The Case of Sakuntala'; Jonardon Ganeri, 'A Dynamic Tradition of Truth-telling: Moral Innovation in the "Mahabharata"'; Francis X. Clooney, S.J., 'From Person to Person: A Study of Tradition in The "Guruparamparasara" of Vedanta Desika's "Srimat Rahasyatrayasara"' Christopher Minkowski, 'What Makes a Work 'Traditional'? On the Success of Nilakantha's "Mahabharata" Commentary'Francesco Sferra, 'Constructing the Wheel of Time. Strategies for Establishing a Tradition'; Elisa Freschi, Alessandro Graheli, 'Bhattamimamsa and Nyaya on Veda and Tradition'; Cezary Galewicz, 'Why should the Flower of Dharma be Invisible? Sayana's Vision of the Unity of the Veda'; IV. EXPERIENCING BOUNDARIES WITHIN TRADITION: THE CASE OF THE SANSKRIT GRAMMARIANS. Madhav M. Deshpande, 'Ultimate Source of Validation for the Sanskrit Grammatical Tradition: Elite Usage versus Rules of Grammar'Maria Piera Candotti, '"Loke, vede, sastre": Grammarians' Partition of Tradition and Related Linguistic Domains'; Vincenzo Vergiani, 'Dealing with Conflicting Views within the Paninian Tradition: On the Derivation of "tyadrs" etc.'; V. VIOLATING TRADITION AND ITS BOUNDARIES; Federico Squarcini, 'Traditions against Tradition. Criticism, Dissent and the Struggle for the Semiotic Primacy of Veridiction' Antonio Rigopoulos, 'The Nonconformity to Tradition of the Mahanubhavs'Fabrizia Baldissera, 'Tradition of Protest: the Development of Ritual Suicide from Religious Act to Political Statement'; VI. THINKING ABOUT TRADITIONS IN SOUTH ASIA TODAY; Christoph Emmrich, 'When Two Strong Men Stand Face to Face. The Indologist, the Pandit and the Re-Making of the Jaina Scholarly Tradition'; Bruno Lo Turco, 'Evaluation or Dialogue? A Brief Reflection on the Understanding of the Indian Tradition of Debate' Fernando Tola, Carmen Dragonetti, 'Unity in Diversity: Indian and Western Philosophical Traditions'
650			_xCivilization
650			_xIndian philosophy
650			_xHistory Asia India & South Asia
650			_xReligion Hinduism General
650			_xSouth Asia Civilization
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