"This book offers the first extensive study of the dialogue form in the Mahābhārata. Despite its importance, the variety of uses and implications of dialogue in the Mahābhārata remain relatively unexplored, which leaves a significant gap in the understanding of this key work of Indian literatur...

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1. Verfasser:	Black, Brian 1970- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY Routledge 2021
Schriftenreihe:	Dialogues in south Asia traditions
Schlagworte:	Mahābhārata Literarische Form Dialog Mahābhārata / Criticism, interpretation, etc Dialogue in literature Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Zusammenfassung:	"This book offers the first extensive study of the dialogue form in the Mahābhārata. Despite its importance, the variety of uses and implications of dialogue in the Mahābhārata remain relatively unexplored, which leaves a significant gap in the understanding of this key work of Indian literature. Dialogue is a recurring and significant feature of Indian religious and philosophical literature generally, but nowhere is it explored more elaborately and more profoundly than in the Mahābhārata. The book, therefore, examines the details of some of the central dialogical encounters in the text, including, structural features; intra-textual relationships with other dialogues; implicit methods of reasoning; and potential avenues for a meaningful engagement with interlocutors beyond the text. This attention to the dialogue form not only brings out otherwise unexplored aspects of the text's teachings, but also highlights aspects of the Mahābhārata that will have particular relevance to modern readers. This is a fresh perspective on the Mahābhārata that will be of great interest to any scholar working in Religious Studies, Indian/South Asian religions, Comparative Philosophy, and World Literature"--
Beschreibung:	xii, 215 pages 25 cm
ISBN:	9780367436001