{"product_id":"dialogue-and-doxography-in-indian-philosophy","title":"Dialogue and Doxography in Indian Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first book fully dedicated to Indian philosophical doxography. It examines the function such dialectical texts were intended to serve in the intellectual and religious life of their public. It looks at Indian doxography both as a witness of inter- and intra-sectarian dialogues and as a religious phenomenon. It argues that doxographies represent dialectical exercises, indicative of a peculiar religious attitude to plurality, and locate these ‘exercises’ within a known form of ‘yoga’ dedicated to the cultivation of ‘knowledge’ or ‘gnosis’ (\u003ci\u003ejñana\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConcretely, the book presents a critical examination of three Sanskrit doxographies: the \u003ci\u003eMadhyamakah¿dayakarika \u003c\/i\u003eof the Buddhist Bhaviveka, the \u003ci\u003e¿a¿darsanasamuccaya\u003c\/i\u003e of the Jain Haribhadra, and the \u003ci\u003eSarvasiddhantasa¿graha \u003c\/i\u003eattributed to the Advaitin Sa¿kara, focusing on each of their respective presentation of the Mima¿sa view. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the first time that the genre of doxography is considered beyond its literary format to ponder its performative dimension, as a spiritual exercise. Theoretically broad, the book reaches out to academics in religious studies, Indian philosophy, Indology, and classical studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54238991483224,"sku":"9781032237633","price":56.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032237633_52646501-61a7-42b3-8aa6-c4bcfcac82c8.jpg?v=1769567437","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/dialogue-and-doxography-in-indian-philosophy","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}