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To savor the meaning : the theology of literary emotions in medieval Kashmir / James D. Reich.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reich, James D., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ānandavardhana--active 9th century.
- Ānandavardhana.
- Sanskrit poetry--History and criticism.
- Sanskrit poetry.
- Dhvani (Poetics).
- Emotions in literature.
- Religion and literature--India--Jammu and Kashmir.
- Religion and literature.
- Religion--Philosophy.
- Religion.
- Kashmir Śaivism--India--Jammu and Kashmir--History--To 1500.
- Kashmir Śaivism.
- Poets, Sanskrit--India--Jammu and Kashmir.
- Poets, Sanskrit.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (280 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- 'To Savor the Meaning' provides an overview of some of the most important and influential literary theoretical ideas from this period of South Asian history. The text explores the overlap between religious ideas and literary theoretical ideas in South Asia and thinks critically about the ways religion is influenced by other areas of life.
- Contents:
- Anandavardhana and the metaphysics of literature
- Abhinavagupta and the theology of literature
- Abhinavagupta's literary theory
- Mahimabhaṭṭa on literary knowing
- The will of objects
- Mahimabhaṭṭa on literary being : the pragmatic use of illusion.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2021.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-754485-1
- 0-19-754486-X
- 0-19-754484-3
- OCLC:
- 1235904823
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