Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Emotions in Classical Indian Philosophy

This collection of essays explores how emotional experience is framed, evoked, and theorized in classical Indian texts, offering insights into human subjectivity. It adopts a phenomenological methodology and is a valuable resource for researchers and students seeking to understand the field beyond the Western tradition.

Format: Hardback
Length: 346 pages
Publication date: 08 April 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Drawing on a rich tapestry of premodern Indian texts spanning diverse traditions, genres, and languages, this comprehensive collection delves into the intricate frameworks through which emotional experiences are conceptualized, evoked, and theorized. Rather than limiting itself to the confines of Western theory, a team of esteemed scholars from Indian traditions showcases the unique literary textures, philosophical insights, and theoretical paradigms that classical Indian sources offer on their own terms. The central focus lies in how these texts approach the dimensions of the human condition that we intuitively associate with emotions, without imposing any pre-determined notions of what they might encompass. The outcome is a collection that unveils the vast spectrum of phenomena that fall under the formal term "emotion," while simultaneously opening up the potential contributions of such theorization, representation, and expression to a cross-cultural understanding of this concept. By adopting a broad phenomenological approach, this handbook reimagines debates on emotion within classical Indian thought and serves as an invaluable resource for researchers and students seeking to expand their understanding of the field beyond the Western tradition.

Weight: 676g
Dimension: 164 x 243 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350167773