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Of gods and books : ritual and knowledge transmission in the manuscript cultures of premodern India / Florinda de Simini.
- Title
- Of gods and books : ritual and knowledge transmission in the manuscript cultures of premodern India / Florinda de Simini.
- Author
- De Simini, Florinda
- Publication
- Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2016]
- ©2016
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| Text | Request in advance | BL1111.4 .D47 2016 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 477 pages; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- Studies in manuscript cultures, 2365-9696 ; volume 8
- Uniform Title
- Studies in manuscript cultures v. 8.
- Alternative Title
- Ritual and knowledge transmission in the manuscript cultures of premodern India
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History
- Sacred books
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-470) and indexes.
- Language (note)
- Includes some Sanskrit text with English translation.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Manuscripts, ritual, and the state in Indian sources -- The task of writing and the art of giving -- Manuscripts, ritual, and the Medieval literature on Dharma -- The throne of knowledge: aspects of the cult of the book in Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava Tantric traditions.
- ISBN
- 9783110477726
- 9783110477764 (canceled/invalid)
- 9783110478815 (canceled/invalid)
- OCLC
- 940520352
- SCSB-11070521
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library