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The aim of this article is to reflect on certain keywords of the Rajput world shaped by the “predominantly masculine martial culture” (Kast...

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The article, "Rajput Vocabulary of Violence," presents a compelling and timely exploration of an often-nuanced aspect of Rajput socio-political histor...

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Lidia Sudyka

The Landscape of the Battlefield

Literature

The article presents an in-depth analysis of the description of the battlefield found in the poem Varadāmbikāpariṇaya or “The Marriage of V...

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The article, "The Landscape of the Battlefield," promises an intriguing and focused analysis of the poetic depiction of warfare within Tirumalāmbā’s *...

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Chettiarthodi Rajendran

Celebrating Violence

Theater

This paper is an attempt to probe into depiction of violence and death in the classical Sanskrit drama, especially in its avatar as Kūṭiyāṭ...

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The paper, boldly titled "Celebrating Violence," proposes an intriguing exploration into the depiction of violence and death within classical Sanskrit...

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Chiara Policardi

The Goddess on the Lion

Religion

This paper focuses on the genesis of the association between the Indian warrior goddess and the lion. As is well-known, this is a goddess w...

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This paper proposes an intriguing and timely re-evaluation of the foundational association between the Indian warrior goddess and her iconic lion moun...

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Cinzia Pieruccini

Vīrabhadra, the Dreadful Destroyer of Sacrifice

Religion

When Śiva is not invited to the great sacrifice organised by Dakṣa, his bride Satī’s father, he emanates from himself the terrible Vīrabhad...

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This paper, "Vīrabhadra, the Dreadful Destroyer of Sacrifice," presents a comprehensive examination of a pivotal figure in Śaivite mythology. It skill...

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David Pierdominici Leão

Shattering the Crown of the God

History

Among the extensive repertoire of Pāṇḍya dynastic themes, the motif of clash between a Pāṇḍya sovereign and Indra is ubiquitous. This topos...

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This paper promises an insightful exploration into a fascinating and historically significant motif within Pāṇḍya dynastic themes: the symbolic confli...

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Frank Köhler

Kṛpa

Literature

In a recent study (Pontillo 2016) it has been argued that the Mahābhārata contains traces of a heterodox culture, the Vrātya-culture, and t...

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This paper proposes an intriguing expansion of a recent hypothesis (Pontillo 2016) concerning the presence of Vrātya-culture traces within the *Mahābh...

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Ilona Kędzia-Warych

Cruel Substances

Philosophy

In the paper, I examine the concept of “cruelty” (kaṭumai) of physical substances in the Tamil siddha alchemical literature, by taking as t...

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The paper "Cruel Substances" proposes an intriguing and novel examination of the concept of "cruelty" (kaṭumai) as applied to physical substances with...

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Naresh Keerthi, Elena Mucciarelli

Split in bhakti, United in bhakti

Religion

Jaimini’s Book of the Horse Sacrifice (Jaiminīya Āśvamēdhikaparvan) is a late mediaeval Vaiṣṇava text that is unusual for several reasons....

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The article "Split in bhakti, United in bhakti" presents a compelling and original examination of the complex interplay between violence, devotion, an...

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This paper, aptly titled "Adding Insult to Injury," presents an intriguing examination of the concept and practice of whipping within the Mahābhārata....