PDNRL No. 11 Anand Amaladass: Philosophical Implication of Dhvani. Experience of Symbol Language in Indian Aesthetics. Vienna 1984, 240p. EUR 23.-

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  • Contents

    Preface (9)

    Abbreviations (13)

    Chapter One: Introduction (15)

    1.       Ānanda’s Contribution to the Philosophy of Language (17)

    2.       The Pedagogy of Ānanda (28)

    3.       A detailed Analysis of Dhvanyāloka (32)

    Chapter Two: What Is Dhvani (77)

    1.       The Theory of Dhvani (79)

    2.       The internal Structure of Dhvani (84)

    3.       The Classifications of Dhvani (90)

    Chapter Three: Characteristics of Rasadhvani (95)

    1.       Evocation of Rasadhvani (97)

    2.       Rasavyañjakas (104)

    3.       Rasabhaṅgas (109)

    4.       Sahdaya (112)

    5.       Rasa according to Ānanda (118)

    Chapter Four: Dhvani Language as Symbol Language (123)

    1.       The Epistemology of Dhvani (125)

    2.       The Ontology of Dhvani (130)

    3.       What is a Symbol? (139)

    4.       The Multi-Structure in Dhvani Operation (145)

    Chapter Five: Philosophical Implications of Dhvani (149)

    1.       The Constituents of Dhvani (152)

    2.       The Philosophy of Symbol (162)

    3.       Training in Dhvani (172)

    Chapter Six: Dhvani as Hermeneutics (185)

    1.       Hermeneutics and Aesthetics (187)

    2.       Implications of Dhvani Interpretation (190)

    3.       Dhvani Reading of the Mahābhārata (194)

    4.       The Application of Dhvani to other Texts (198)

    Summary (205)

    Select Bibliography (211)

    Indices (225)

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