Les enfers indiens
Subtitle: histoire multiple d'un lieu commun
By: par Marc Tiefenauer
Series: Handbook of oriental studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik. Section two, South Asia -- volume 33; Handbook of oriental studies -- v. 33.
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Leiden
Language: fre
Number of pages: 681
ISBN-13: 9789004353084; 9789004360426
Subjects: Hell; Comparative studies; Hinduism; Jainism; Buddhism; Islam; Religion
Description: In the present work, the first of its kind in the field of Indian philology, Marc Tiefenauer outlines the history of representations of hell in Indian religious traditions. His study is based on primary sources in Sanskrit, Pali, Ardhamagadhi, Chinese, Braj, Persian and Hindi, extending over three millennia. He identifies the main ideological contributions to Brahmanical representations of the afterlife, particularly those stemming from Buddhism, Jainism, devotional currents (Bhakti) and Islam. He shows the utility of eschatological research to hermeneutics, especially in view of improving the understanding of the literatures of ancient India.

In the present work, the first of its kind in the field of Indian philology, Marc Tiefenauer outlines the history of representations of hell in Indian religious traditions. His study is based on primary sources in Sanskrit, Pali, Ardhamagadhi, Chinese, Braj, Persian and Hindi, extending over three millennia. He identifies the main ideological contributions to Brahmanical representations of the afterlife, particularly those stemming from Buddhism, Jainism, devotional currents (Bhakti) and Islam. He shows the utility of eschatological research to 0 hermeneutics, especially in view of improving the understanding of the literatures of ancient India.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.