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Emotions in Indian Thought-Systems
Coordinators: Bilimoria Purushottama, Wenta Aleksandra
Language: EnglishSubjects for Emotions in Indian Thought-Systems:
Keywords
17th Century Ce; Tamil Nadu; Bhakti movement; Negative Emotional Traits; Indian thought-systems; Tantric Path; Indian philosophical–religious traditions; Kāraikkāl Ammaiyar; Indian emotions; Vice Versa; Face To Face; Early Buddhism; Worldly Existence; Āsava; Yadā; Tantric Tradition; Flowering Bud; Egoless Consciousness; Cremation Ground; Cowherd Girl; Tantric Adept; Cowherd Women; Rasa Aesthetics; Mental Ailment; Modern Indian Art; Affective Cognitive Interaction; Experiential Flavour; Holy Feet; Supreme Love
Publication date: 04-2015
· 13.8x21.6 cm · Hardback
Publication date: 11-2017
· 13.8x21.6 cm · Paperback
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A stimulating account of the wide range of approaches towards conceptualising emotions in classical Indian philosophical?religious traditions, such as those of the Upanishads, Vaishnava Tantrism, Bhakti movement, Jainism, Buddhism, Yoga, Shaivism, and aesthetics, this volume analyses the definition and validity of emotions in the construction of identity and self-discovery.
Preface. Emotions in Indian Thought-Systems: An Introduction Purushottama Bilimoria and Aleksandra Wenta Part 1: Tantrism 1. Passions and Emotions in the Indian Philosophical-Religious Traditions Raffaele Torella 2. Intensity of Emotions: A Way to Liberation in the Advaita Śaiva Āgamas and their Exegetes Bettina Sharada Bäumer3. Between Fear and Heroism: The Tantric Path to Liberation Aleksandra WentaPart 2: The Bhakti Movement 4. Principal Emotions Contributing to the Supreme Love of Śiva: A Study of Early Śaiva Hymnal Corpus T. Ganesan 5. Love Never Tasted Quite Like This Before: Śṛṅgāra-rasa in the Light of Two Texts from a Sahajiyā Vaiṣṇava Notebook Neal Delmonico and Aditi Nath Sarkar Part 3: Buddhism, Pātañjala Yoga and Śaiva Siddhānta 6. The Buddhist Psychology of Emotions Varun Kumar Tripathi7. Between Impetus, Fear, and Disgust: ‘Desire for Emancipation’ (Saṃvega) from Early Buddhism to Pātañjala Yoga and Śaiva Siddhānta Andrea AcriPart 4: Aesthetics 8. Moha Kāla: Aporia of Emotion in Indian Reflective Traditions Venkat D. Rao 9. Aesthetics of Despair Sharad Deshpande
Purushottama Bilimoria is Visiting Professor, University of California at Berkeley, USA.
Aleksandra Wenta is Postdoctoral Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, India.
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