The Portable North American Indian Reader (Viking Portable Library)

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v=1703639198","width":491},{"alt":null,"id":8452959371396,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0. A valuable resource for a wide range of readers from non-Indological philosophers of language to Sanskrit specialists. v=1703090048","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":8711037616260,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0. v=1704303896","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":8454210388100,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1. Framed by Sheldon Pollock's magisterial introduction and commentary, A Rasa Reader opens out a panoramic view of one of the world's great aesthetic traditions, whose adherents blend philosophical rigor and poetic insight as they advance, dispute, and refine theories of the nature and effects of artistic expression.

It is packed with engaging content that covers a range of subjects, ensuring your child receives a well-rounded education. While just beginning this book, so far it seems to have a "grip" on the differences between the Nations/Tribes. v=1703090048","width":489},{"alt":null,"id":8711036731524,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0. This book is the first in any language to follow the evolution of rasa from its origins in dramaturgical thought—a concept for the stage—to its flourishing in literary thought—a concept for the page. It illuminates issues such as how Brahmanical thinkers understood the Veda and conceived of Sanskrit; how Buddhist thinkers came to assign importance to language’s link to phenomenal reality; how Jains saw language as strictly material; the possibility of self-contradictory sentences; and how words affect thought.Part I presents an overview of a wide spectrum of topics, whereas Part II lets the Indian mind speak for itself: it offers a comprehensive selection of passages translated from their originals. From the early years of the Common Era to 1700, Indian intellectuals explored with unparalleled subtlety the place of emotion in art. Rasa, or taste, was the word they chose to describe art's aesthetics, and their passionate effort to pin down these phenomena became its own remarkable act of creation. v=1704303896","width":650},{"alt":null,"id":8454210257028,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.

Nor are the materials intended to be used to teach Indian "culture," even though they come from and are based in that culture. is a global media and direct marketing company based in Chappaqua, New York, best known for its flagship publication founded in 1922, Reader's Digest. Including an introduction that places the texts and ideas in their historical and cultural context, A Śabda Reader sheds light on a crucial aspect of classical Indian thought and in so doing deepens our understanding of the philosophy of language. The self as a dynamic constant: Rāmakaṇṭha's middle ground between a Naiyāyika eternal self-substance and a Buddhist stream of consciousness-moments 10. A Rasa Reader's conceptual detail, historical precision, and clarity will appeal to any scholar interested in a full portrait of global intellectual development.Below shows a collage of the Nelson West Indian Reader along with other self-taken photos of the Republic Readers. Instead it was a solid summation of the brutal history of the native conflict with the invading whites up to modern day. This anthology of well-written articles from the journal Nebraska History is the essential introduction to this bitterly contested period in the state’s history. Robert Goldman, University of California, Berkeley A Rasa Reader marks a serious contribution to scholarship on rasa and promises to shape the field for a long time to come.

If you want to have a collection of key writings on North American Indian culture and do not know where to start this thick book is a library in and of itself. This reader is the first comprehensive collection to present the views of leading playwrights, directors, scholars, and educators in contemporary Native theater.Johannes Bronkhorst is a master of the field of Indian theories of language, and he brings his lifelong expertise to provide comprehensive coverage and lucid access to scientific thinking about language from Sanskrit classics including traditions of Sanskrit grammarians, Buddhist and Jain philosophers, Yoga, Vedānta, Mīmāṃsā, Hindu logicians, and Sanskrit poetics.

A Śabda Reader is going to become essential reading for anyone interested in Indian theories of language. v=1699371732","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":8675673047172,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0. The result of this work was a unique supplementary reading and language development program for Indian and non-Indian children. Throughout, the volume shows that linguistic presuppositions and implicit notions about language often play as significant a role as explicit ideas and formal theories.These text-based books guide readers through the most important forms of classical Indian thought, from epistemology, rhetoric, and hermeneutics to astral science, yoga, and medicine. Published by Oxford University Press, this educational book is perfect for UK parents who want to go the extra mile and foster academic achievement in their children. v=1700885651","width":493},{"alt":null,"id":8454212321412,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0. v=1698840391","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":8454211600516,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.