James D. Reich
Pace University
Aesthetics-theology bridge: To Savor the Meaning (OUP 2021) on Ānandavardhana/Abhinavagupta/Mahimabhaṭṭa; saṅkrānti (transmission) paper with Williams (2024).
Bio. To Savor the Meaning (OUP 2021): poetry, literary emotion, and religious philosophy in 9th–12th c. Kashmir — Abhinavagupta's literary theory as Śaiva theology (poet/poem/connoisseur parallel Śiva/world/yogin). With Williams: 'Transmitting Awareness (saṅkrānti)' (Indo-Iranian Journal 2024) on awareness transmitted through art and teaching.
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Abhinavagupta — literary theory as Śaiva theology
Pace University · status: active · dates: active since 2021 — OUP monograph 2021 (author announcement, INDOLOGY list); author site jamesreich.com
To Savor the Meaning: The Theology of Literary Emotions in Medieval Kashmir (OUP 2021) 2021
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Used for: Abhinavagupta literary theory; rasa theology
Transmitting Awareness (saṅkrānti) (with B. Williams, 2024, free PDF) 2024
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Used for: guru-disciple transmission via art/teaching
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