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I, yantra : exploring self and selflessness in ancient Indian robot tales / Signe Cohen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cohen, Signe, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tales--India--History and criticism.
- Tales.
- Robots--India--Folklore.
- Robots.
- Robots in literature.
- Robots--Religious aspects.
- Technology and civilization.
- Civilization, Ancient.
- Physical Description:
- pages cm
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- "Argues that ancient yantra (robot) tales reveal how their Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain authors thought about the nature of humanity and our role in a cosmos filled with divine and natural forces"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The history of automata in the West
- Interlude : Yavanas and the creation of automata
- Robots in the Royal Garden
- Body of flesh, body of wood, body of stone : humans, androids, and gods in Hinduism
- Mechanical gardens and a craving for flying machines : androids in Jainism
- I, yantra : androids in Buddhism
- The Buddha, the emperor, and the killer robot
- Interpreting Indian robot tales.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781438496610
- 1438496613
- OCLC:
- 1392164002
- Publisher Number:
- 99995621310
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