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In dialogue with classical Indian traditions: encounter, transformation and interpretation

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Dialogues in South Asian traditions: religion, philosophy, literature and historyPublication details: Routledge 2019 OxonDescription: xiii, 281 p. Includes bibliography and indexISBN:
  • 9781138541399
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 294.5921 I6
Summary: Dialogue is a recurring and significant component of Indian religious and philosophical literature. Whether it be as a narrative account of a conversation between characters within a text, as an implied response or provocation towards an interlocutor outside the text, or as a hermeneutical lens through which commentators and modern audiences can engage with an ancient text, dialogue features prominently in many of the most foundational sources from classical India. Despite its ubiquity, there are very few studies that explore this important facet of Indian texts. This book redresses this imbalance by undertaking a close textual analysis of a range of religious and philosophical literature to highlight the many uses and functions of dialogue in the sources themselves and in subsequent interpretations. Using the themes of encounter, transformation and interpretation - all of which emerged from face-to-face discussions between the contributors of this volume - each chapter explores dialogue in its own context, thereby demonstrating the variety and pervasiveness of dialogue in different genres of the textual tradition. This is a rich and detailed study that offers a fresh and timely perspective on many of the most well-known and influential sources from classical India. As such, it will be of great use to scholars of religious studies, Asian studies, comparative literature and literary theory. https://www.routledge.com/In-Dialogue-with-Classical-Indian-Traditions-Encounter-Transformation/Black-Ram-Prasad/p/book/9781138541399
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Table of content

Part 1: Encounter
1 Sources of Indian secularism? Dialogues on Politics and Religion in Hindu and Buddhist Traditions
2 Dialogues with Solitary Buddhas
3 Refutation or Dialogue? Samkara’s Treatment of the Bhagavatas
4 ‘We Resort to Reason’: The Argumentative Structure in Venkatoanatha’s Sesivaramimamosa
5 ‘Speakers of Highest Truth’: Philosophical Plurilogues About Brahman in the Early Upanisads
Part 2: Transformation
6 Outer and Inner Dialogues as Transformative Disciplines in the Yogavasistha
7 Being Human, Dialogically
8 Dialoguing the Varkari Tradition
9 Convincing the King: Jain Ministers and Religious Persuasion through Dialogue
Part 3: Interpretation
10 Careful Attention and the Voice of Another
11 Mahabharata Dialogues on Dharma and Devotion with Krsna and Hanuman
12 Models of Royal Piety in the Mahabharata: The Case of Vidura, Sanatsujata and Vidura
13 Dialogue in Extremis: Valin in the Valmiki Ramayana

Dialogue is a recurring and significant component of Indian religious and philosophical literature. Whether it be as a narrative account of a conversation between characters within a text, as an implied response or provocation towards an interlocutor outside the text, or as a hermeneutical lens through which commentators and modern audiences can engage with an ancient text, dialogue features prominently in many of the most foundational sources from classical India. Despite its ubiquity, there are very few studies that explore this important facet of Indian texts. This book redresses this imbalance by undertaking a close textual analysis of a range of religious and philosophical literature to highlight the many uses and functions of dialogue in the sources themselves and in subsequent interpretations.
Using the themes of encounter, transformation and interpretation - all of which emerged from face-to-face discussions between the contributors of this volume - each chapter explores dialogue in its own context, thereby demonstrating the variety and pervasiveness of dialogue in different genres of the textual tradition.
This is a rich and detailed study that offers a fresh and timely perspective on many of the most well-known and influential sources from classical India. As such, it will be of great use to scholars of religious studies, Asian studies, comparative literature and literary theory.

https://www.routledge.com/In-Dialogue-with-Classical-Indian-Traditions-Encounter-Transformation/Black-Ram-Prasad/p/book/9781138541399

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