| Die Tradition Des Pancaratra Im Spiegel Der Paramesvarasamhita Contributor(s): Rastelli, Marion (Author) |
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ISBN: 3700136048 ISBN-13: 9783700136040 Publisher: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press OUR PRICE: $78.85 Product Type: Paperback Language: German Published: October 2006 Annotation: The Pancaratra is one of the most important Hindu traditions that worship Visnu as the Supreme God. This volume deals with the development and history of this tradition in the 12th/13th centuries AD on the basis of the Paramesvarasamhita, a text written at this period in the Ranganathasvamin Temple in Srirangam. German text. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Hinduism - General - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 294.52 |
| LCCN: 2007358315 |
| Series: Sitzungsberichte Der Phil.-Hist. Klasse |
| Physical Information: 614 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Hindu |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Pancaratra is one of the most important Hindu traditions that worship Visnu as the Supreme God. Its beginnings were probably before the Christian era and it is still extant today in certain aspects of the Srivainavas' religion. This volume deals with the development and history of this tradition in the 12th/13th centuries A.D. on the basis of the Paramesvarasamhita, a text written at this period in the Ranganathasvamin Temple in Srirangam (South India). Insights into the social structure of the Pancaratra at the time of the Paramesvarasamhita's composition, the concepts of revelation and transmission, their depiction as the tradition's source, and the basic theological doctrines of the Pancaratra of this period. Also discussed are the fundamental ritual changes that occurred for social and political reasons during this period, these being the main reason for the text's composition. |
