Tantric Visual Culture: A Cognitive Approach Timalsina Sthaneshwar
Tantric Visual Culture: A Cognitive Approach Timalsina Sthaneshwar Indian culture relies greatly on visual expression, and this book uses both classical Indian and contemporary Western philosophies…
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Tantric Visual Culture: A Cognitive Approach Timalsina Sthaneshwar
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. In addition, it applies the classical aesthetic theory of rasa to unravel the meaning of opaque 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.
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
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