The Perception of the Elements in the Hindu Tradition: v. 4/5 (Studia Religiosa Helvetica Jahrbuch Series)

Authors: Maya Burger and Peter Schreiner
ISBN: 9783906764610
Binding: Paperback
Year: 1999
Pages: 215
Size: 15 x 22 cm Weight: 365 grams Price: INR 1710.00



The Perception of the Elements in the Hindu Tradition: v. 4/5 (Studia Religiosa Helvetica Jahrbuch Series)

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The Perception of the Elements in the Hindu Tradition: v. 4/5 (Studia Religiosa Helvetica Jahrbuch Series)
About the Book
The essays in this volume, contributions to an international symposium at the University of Lausanne in June 1998, represent the perception of the elements as a framework for the history of religions (Maya Burger), exemplified by the Hindu traditions. Each element is treated by a specialist in a different academic field in order to bring out a variety of approaches important to the discipline of the history of religion. Ether (ākāśa) was assigned to philosophy (Wilhelm Halbfass), wind to the history of religion (Bettina Bäumer), fire to classical philology (Peter Schreiner), water to a specialist on Indian medicine (Arion Roşu) and earth to anthropology (Gabriella Eichinger Ferro-Luzzi, specializing on Tamil literature).
Les articles du présent volume, issus d'un symposium international ayant eu lieu à l'Université de Lausanne en juin 1998, présentent la perception des éléments comme base de recherche de l'étude des religions (Maya Burger), exemplifiée à l'aide des traditions hindoues. Chaque élément est traité par un spécialiste d'une discipline académique particulière dans le but de souligner la variété des approches nécessaire à la discipline d'histoire des religions. L'éther (ākāśa) a été considéré sous l'angle de la philosophie (Wilhelm Halbfass), le vent sous celui de l'histoire des religions (Bettina Bäumer), le feu sous celui de la philologie classique (Peter Schreiner), l'eau par un spécialiste de la médecine indienne (Arion Roşu) et la terre sous l'angle de l'anthropologie (Gabriella Eichinger Ferro-Luzzi, se concentrant sur la littérature tamoule).
About the Authors
Maya Burger

Maya Burger has studied anthropology and indology at Lausanne, in India and in the United States. She is professor of the Science of Religion at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Peter Schreiner has studied in Mainz, Munich, Philadelphia and Münster; he has worked for several years at the University of Tübingen and is currently professor of Indology at the University of Zürich.
Maya Burger a fait des études d'anthropologie et d'indologie à Lausanne, en Inde et aux États-Unis. Elle est professeure de science des religions à l'Université de Lausanne.
Peter Schreiner

Peter Schreiner a étudié à Mainz, München, Philadelphia et Münster. Il a travaillé plusieurs années à l'université de Tübingen et est actuellement professeur d'indologie à Zürich.
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