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9781781791202: Roots of Wisdom, Branches of Devotion: Plant Life in South Asian Traditions
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ISBN 10 : 1781791201 ISBN 13 : 9781781791202
Editeur : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

Plant life has figured prominently in Indian culture. Archaeobotanical findings and Vedic texts confirm that plants have been central not only as a commodity (sources of food; materia medica; sacrificial matter; etc.) but also as powerful and enduring symbols. Roots of Wisdom, Branches of Devotion: Plant Life in South Asian Traditions explores how herbs, trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables have been studied, classified, represented and discussed in a variety of Indian traditions such as Vedism, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, indigenous cultures and Islam. Moving from an analysis of the sentience of plants in early Indian philosophies and scientific literature, the various chapters, divided in four thematic sections, explore Indian flora within devotional and mystic literature (bhakti and Sufism), mythological, ritual and sacrificial culture, folklore, medicine, perfumery, botany, floriculture and agriculture. Arboreal and floral motifs are also discussed as an expression of Indian aesthetics since early coinage to figurative arts and literary figures. Finally, the volume reflects current discourses on environmentalism and ecology as well as on the place of indigenous flora as part of an ancient yet still very much alive sacred geography.

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À propos de l'auteur

Fabrizio M. Ferrari is Professor of Indology and South Asian Religions in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Chester.Thomas Dahnhardt is Assistant Professor in Hindi and Urdu Languages and Literatures in the Department of Asian and Mediterranean African Studies at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

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Éditeur
Equinox Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1781791201
ISBN 13 
9781781791202
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
256
Éditeur
Ferrari Dr. Fabrizio M., Dahnhardt Thomas
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ISBN 10 :  1781791198 ISBN 13 :  9781781791196
Editeur : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2016
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