I, Yantra

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.

A propos de l'auteur

Signe Cohen is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Missouri. She is the author of Textual Criticism and Sacred Texts and Text and Authority in the Older Upaniads and the editor of The Upaniads: A Complete Guide.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Signe Cohen, Cohen Signe
• Edition: State University of New York Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 02.08.2024
• EAN: 9781438496627
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-9662-7
• Pages: 296
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; Science Fiction, Fantasy, RELIGION / Buddhism / History, LITERARY CRITICISM / Science Fiction & Fantasy, RELIGION / Jainism, RELIGION / Hinduism / History, Buddhism, India, History of Religion, Hinduism, Asian History, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Jainism, HISTORY / Asia / South / India