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Tantric Visual Culture: A Cognitive Approach

Tantric Visual Culture: A Cognitive Approach

Timalsina, Sthaneshwar

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Studies in Tantric Traditions

Comparative ReligionGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesHinduism

ISBN10: 1138812846
ISBN13: 9781138812840
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Feb 3 2015
Pages: 190
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.20
Language: English

Indian culture relies greatly on visual expression, and this book uses both classical Indian and contemporary Western philosophies and current studies on cognitive sciences, and applies them to contextualize Tantric visual culture.

The work selects aspects of Tantric language and the practice of visualization, with the central premise to engage cognitive theories while studying images. It utilizes the contemporary theories of metaphor and cognitive blend, the theory of metonymy, and a holographic theory of epistemology with a focus on concept formation and its application to the study of myths and images. In addition, it applies the classical aesthetic theory of rasa to unravel the meaning of opaque images. This philosophical and cognitive analysis allows materials from Indian culture to be understood in a new light, while engaging contemporary theories of cognitive science and semantics. The book demonstrates how the domains of meaning and philosophy can be addressed within any culture without reducing their intrinsic cultural significance.

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