Roots of wisdom, branches of devotion : plant life in South Asian traditions
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Roots of wisdom, branches of devotion : plant life in South Asian traditions
Equinox, 2016
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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内容説明
Plant life has figured prominently in Indian culture. Archaeobotanical findings and Vedic texts confirm that plants have been central not only as a commodity (sources of food; materia medica; sacrificial matter; etc.) but also as powerful and enduring symbols. Roots of Wisdom, Branches of Devotion. Plant Life in South Asian Traditions explores how herbs, trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables have been studied, classified, represented and discussed in a variety of Indian traditions such as Vedism, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, indigenous cultures and Islam. Moving from an analysis of the sentience of plants in early Indian philosophies and scientific literature, the various chapters, divided in four thematic sections, explore Indian flora within devotional and mystic literature (bhakti and Sufism), mythological, ritual and sacrificial culture, folklore, medicine, perfumery, botany, floriculture and agriculture. Arboreal and floral motifs are also discussed as an expression of Indian aesthetics since early coinage to figurative arts and literary figures.
Finally, the volume reflects current discourses on environmentalism and ecology as well as on the place of indigenous flora as part of an ancient yet still very much alive sacred geography.
目次
IntroductionFabrizio M. Ferrari and Thomas Dahnhardt Section 1: Nature, Landscape, Devotion 1. A Modern Kalpavr ksa: Sathya Sai Baba and the Wish-fulfilling Tree Antonio Rigopoulos, Ca'Foscari University of Venice2. "Pagoda Tree": Plants and Other Foliate Motifs on Indian Coins through HistoryShailendra Bhandare, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford3. Divine Flora, Divine Love: The Place of Natural Scenery in the Ultimate Vision of Kr sna BhaktiGraham M. Schweig, Christopher Newport University, USASection 2: Devotion, Ecology, Ritual4. Perfumed Islam: The Culture of Scent at the Nizamuddin Basti Mikko Viitamaki, University of Helsinki5. The Bodhi Tree and Other Plants in the Pali TipitakaAntonella S. Comba, University of Turin6. Wood, Water, and Waste: Material Aspects of Mortuary Practices in South AsiaAlbertina Nugteren, Tilburg University, The NetherlandsSection 3: Ritual, Power, Myth7. The Herbal Arsenal and Fetid Food: The Power of Plants in Early Tantric Exorcism RitualsMichael Slouber, Western Washington University, USA8. Tree-Hugger: The Samavedic Rite of the AudumbariFinnian M.M. Gerety, Brown University and Harvard UniversitySection 4: Myth, Food, Nature9. Caryota Urens: From Vegetable Manifestation of God to Sacred Tree of the Lanjia SaorasStefano Beggiora, Ca'Foscari University of Venice10. Rice and Rice Culture. Cultivation and Worship of a Divine Plant in Western OdishaUwe Skoda, Aarhus University, Denmark11. Agriculture, Floriculture and Botanical Knowledge in a Middle Bengali TextFabrizio M. Ferrari
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