The ubiquitous Śiva: Somānanda's Śivadrs̥ṭị and his tantric interlocutors
John Nemec examines the beginnings of the non-dual tantric philosophy of the famed Pratyabhijna or "Recognition [of God]" School of tenth-century Kashmir, the tradition most closely associated with Kashmiri Shaivism. In doing so it offers, for the very first time, a critical edition and an...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford New York
Oxford University Press
2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Series/Journal: | AAR religion in translation
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| Further subjects: | B
Somānanda Śivadr̥ṣṭi
B Somananda B Electronic books B Kashmir Śaivism Doctrines |
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| Summary: | John Nemec examines the beginnings of the non-dual tantric philosophy of the famed Pratyabhijna or "Recognition [of God]" School of tenth-century Kashmir, the tradition most closely associated with Kashmiri Shaivism. In doing so it offers, for the very first time, a critical edition and annotated translation of a large portion of the first Pratyabhijna text ever composed, the Sivadrsti of Somananda. In an extended introduction, Nemec argues that the author presents a unique form of non-dualism, a strict pantheism that declares all beings and entities found in the universe to be fully |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 0199795452 |