A Tamil Lineage for Saiva Siddhānta Philosophy
@article{Prentiss1996ATL, title={A Tamil Lineage for Saiva Siddhānta Philosophy}, author={Karen Pechilis Prentiss}, journal={History of Religions}, year={1996}, volume={35}, pages={231 - 257} }
Śaiva siddhānta est le nom que certains philosophes medievaux donnerent en Inde a leur systeme philosophique. Qui etaient ces philosophes ? Quelle etait leur methode ? Comment faut-il comprendre leur philosophie ? Beaucoup d'etudes recentes se sont penchees sur ces questions en se fondant sur les traditions redigees en Sanskrit. L'A. se propose de repondre aussi a ces questions mais en se fondant sur les traditions redigees en Tamil. Il s'agit pour lui de considerer les enjeux de la difference…
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