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005 20180717
020 $a9781781791288; 9781781791295; 9781781794364; 9781781794371
041 0 $aEnglish
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072 7 $aJF$2bicssc
100 1 $aFerrari, Fabrizio M.$4edt
700 1 $aDähnhardt, Thomas W.P.$4edt
700 1 $aFerrari, Fabrizio M.$4oth
700 1 $aDähnhardt, Thomas W.P.$4oth
245 10 $aSoulless Matter, Seats of Energy : Metals, Gems and Minerals in South Asian Traditions
260 $bEquinox$c2016
300 $a1 electronic resource (316 p.)
506 0 $aOpen Access$2star$fUnrestricted online access
520 $aSoulless Matter, Seats of Energy: Metals, Gems and Minerals in South Asian Traditions investigates the way in which Indian culture has represented inorganic matter and geological formations such as mountains and the earth itself. The volume is divided into four sections, each discussing from different angles the manifold dimensions occupied by minerals, gems and metals in traditions such as Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism. The various chapters offer a rigorous analysis of a variety of texts from different South Asian regions from a range of perspectives such as history, philology, philosophy, hermeneutics and ethnography. The themes discussed include literature (myth and epics), ritual, ethics, folklore, and sciences such as astrology, medicine, alchemy and cosmetics.
The volume critically reflects on the concept of “inanimate world” and shows how Indian traditions have variously interpreted the concept of embodied life and lifelessness. Ranging from worldviews and disciplines which regard metals, minerals, gems as alive, sentient or inhabited by divine presences and powers to ideas which deny matter possesses life and sentience, the Indian Subcontinent proves to be a challenge for taxonomic investigations but at the same time provides historians of religions and philosophers with stimulating material.
536 $aH2020 European Research Council
540 $aAll rights reserved$4http://oapen.org/content/about-rights
546 $aEnglish
650 7 $aSociety & culture: general$2bicssc
653 $aSouth Asia
653 $areligion
653 $acustoms
653 $afolklore
653 $ametals
653 $aminerals
653 $amythology
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