ABSTRACT
A stimulating account of the wide range of approaches towards conceptualising emotions in classical Indian philosophical–religious traditions, such as those of the Upanishads, Vaishnava Tantrism, Bhakti movement, Jainism, Buddhism, Yoga, Shaivism, and aesthetics, this volume analyses the definition and validity of emotions in the construction of
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|79 pages
Tantrism
chapter 2|12 pages
Intensity of Emotions
A Way to Liberation in the Advaita Śaiva
Āgamas and Their Exegetes
part II|48 pages
The Bhakti Movement
chapter 4|19 pages
Principal Emotions Contributing to the Supreme Love of Śiva
A Study of Early Śaiva Hymnal Corpus
chapter 5|27 pages
Love Never Tasted Quite Like This Before
Śṛṅgāra-rasa in the Light of Two Texts from a Sahajiyā
Vaiṣṇava Notebook
part III|45 pages
Buddhism, Pātañjala Yoga and Śaiva Siddhānta
chapter 7|29 pages
Between Impetus, Fear and Disgust
‘Desire for Emancipation’ (Saṃvega) from Early Buddhism to
Pātañjala Yoga and Śaiva Siddhānta
part IV|52 pages
Aesthetics
