Pursuing Death: Philosophy and Practice of Voluntary Termination of Life - Couverture rigide

Settar, S

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9380607431 ISBN 13 : 9789380607436

Editeur : Primus Books, 2017

Synopsis

Pursuing Death widens the canvas of enquiry on the Jaina practices of voluntary termination of life, identified with terms such as Santāra, Sallekhanā, Samādhi, Sanyasana, Arādhanā, Bhaktapratyakhyana, Panchapada, Prāyopagamana, Ingiņī, etc. This volume undertakes an in-depth study of both the philosophy and the practice of death, as revealed in a wide variety of texts written in Prakrit, Sanskrit, Kannada as well as a vast body of historical records, dated between the third century BCE and nineteenth century CE. The citation for the National Award of the Indian History Congress, conferred on this volume at the Fifty-fourth Annual Session (1993), states, 'Pursuing Death by Professor S. Settar presents the theory and practice of voluntary termination of life in historical perspective, it illumines the problems with the help of Jaina philosophical writings, historical archaeology, art history and socioeconomic history. The methodology is new and a whole new area has been opened up in Indian historical studies.'

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

S. Settar is Professor Emeritus, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore and Honorary Director, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Southern Regional Centre, Bangalore

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Primus Books
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9380607431
• ISBN 13: 9789380607436
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 326
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible