In Hindu India both orality and sonality have enjoyed great cultural significance since earliest times. They have a distinct influence on how people approach texts. The importance of sound and its perception has led to rites, models of cosmic order, and abstract formulas. Sound serves both to stimulate religious feelings and to give them a sensory form. Starting from the perception and interpretation of sound, the authors chart an unorthodox cultural history of India, turning their attention to an important, but often neglected aspect of daily religious life. They provide a stimulating contribution to the study of cultural systems of perception that also adds new aspects to the debate on orality and literality.
- ISBN10 3110181592
- ISBN13 9783110181593
- Publish Date 18 January 2011 (first published 1 January 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 4 July 2014
- Publish Country DE
- Imprint De Gruyter
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 1135
- Language English
- URL https://degruyter.com/isbn/9783110181593