Performative Reflections of Indian Traditions: Towards a Liveable Learning

This book explores the cohering elements across various texts and traditions of India, emphasizing the need to move beyond colonial and postcolonial engagements with the cultural past. It addresses questions such as how cultural communication across divergent contexts and formations has been enabled, and how modern Indian languages and creative nodes are shaped by these interfaces. It is of interest to philosophers, humanities students, researchers, and those exploring alternatives to European traditions.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 268 pages
Publication date: 02 October 2022
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This comprehensive book delves into the interconnected themes and narratives found across diverse texts and traditions of India. It critically engages with numerous significant works from the Sanskrit tradition, emphasizing the importance of moving beyond colonial and postcolonial approaches to understanding India's rich cultural heritage. The book is organized into three main sections: accented rhythms, dispersed mnemoscapes, and inventive iterations. These sections explore various aspects of cultural communication and exchange in India, spanning centuries and diverse cultural formations.

The book raises thought-provoking questions about the mechanisms that facilitated cultural communication across vast geographical, temporal, and locational contexts, as well as among different cultural groups in India. It seeks to uncover the shared impulse that permeates various artistic domains, including dance, sculpture, painting, poetry, dharma, music, medicine, river lore, and epics. The author explains how modern Indian languages, particularly their creative and reflective aspects, are deeply intertwined with the intricate textures of these interfaces and their responsive receptions.

This book appeals to a wide range of readers, including philosophers, humanities students, researchers, and professors, as well as individuals interested in exploring alternative perspectives to European traditions of thought. It offers valuable insights into the complexities of Indian culture and provides a rich resource for those seeking to deepen their understanding of this fascinating civilization.

Weight: 450g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811623936
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021