Essays in Indian Philosophy, Religion and LiteraturePiotr Balcerowicz, Marek Mejor The issues discussed in the essays pertain to various aspects of Indian culture. Analysis of the Vedic pantheon is juxtaposed with comparative approach to Indian mythology Examination of different historical and textual layers of vedic exegesis is enriched by reflection on sanskrit epics and Puranas. Insightful pursuance of various semantic development combined with Bhartrhari`s philosophy of language and complexities and are interwoven with on the one hand the question of reationality and philosophic discourse as reflected on Indian dialectical traditiona Ganeri, Shoryu katsura, Ernst Prets and the vedantic hermeneutics and with on the other the issue of individual freedom against the soteriological background. |
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EPICS AND PURĀŅAS | 85 |
LANGUAGE AND TRUTH | 159 |
ARTHASASTRA | 295 |
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