Sound and communication : an aesthetic cultural history of Sanskrit Hinduism /

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Author / Creator:Wilke, Annette, 1953-
Imprint:Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, ©2011.
Description:xxiii, 1112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.).
Language:English
Series:Religion and society, 1437-5370 ; v. 41
Religion and society (Hague, Netherlands) ; v. 41.
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Format: CD Audio Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8828493
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Varying Form of Title:Aesthetic cultural history of Sanskrit Hinduism
Other authors / contributors:Moebus, Oliver.
ISBN:9783110181593
3110181592
9783110240030
3110240033
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 1051-1096) and index.
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In Hindu India both orality and sonality have enjoyed great cultural significance since earliest times. They have a distinct influence on how people approach texts. The importance of sound and its perception has led to rites, models of cosmic order, and abstract formulas. Sound serves both to stimulate religious feelings and to give them a sensory form. Starting from the perception and interpretation of sound, the authors chart an unorthodox cultural history of India, turning their attention to an important, but often neglected aspect of daily religious life. They provide a stimulating contribution to the study of cultural systems of perception that also adds new aspects to the debate on orality and literality.
The audio samples, originally included to the book as a music CD, can be downloaded from this website under "Supplementary Materials".

Physical Description:xxiii, 1112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm +
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 1051-1096) and index.
ISBN:9783110181593
3110181592
9783110240030
3110240033
ISSN:1437-5370
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