Defending God in Sixteenth-Century India - The Saiva Oeuvre of Appaya Diksita

Zusatztext Appayya Dik?ita is a famously complex intellectual figure, yet Jonathan Duquette's monograph outlining his vast Sivadvaita oeuvre grants us a clearer and more nuanced picture of his religiosity and intellect. It is a portrait of one of South Asia's seminal thinkers and makes a significant contribution to the study of the history of Hindu philosophy and theology while also raising fascinating questions for future scholarship. Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Duquette is Affiliated Researcher in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge. Klappentext This book is the first in-depth study of the ¿aiva oeuvre of the celebrated polymath Appaya D¿k¿ita (1520-1593). Zusammenfassung This book is the first in-depth study of the Saiva oeuvre of the celebrated polymath Appaya Dik?ita (1520-1593). Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Abbreviations Introduction 1: Srikantha and the Brahmamimamsabhasya 2: Early Saiva Works 3: Reading Srikantha's Commentary 4: Engaging with Srivaisnavas 5: Reception of Appaya's Saiva Works Conclusion In Defence of Siva Bibliography

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• Autoren: Duquette , Jonathan Duquette, Jonathan (Affiliated Researcher in the F Duquette, Jonathan (Affiliated Researcher in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Duquette, Duquette Jonathan
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9780198870616
• ISBN: 978-0-19-887061-6
• Seiten: 292
• Serie: Oxford Oriental Monographs
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Weitere Religionen; Sanskrit, RELIGION / Theology, RELIGION / Philosophy, India, RELIGION / Hinduism / Theology, Hinduism, Philosophy of religion, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600