TY - GEN

T1 - Interpreting Indian Texts: Concepts vs. Context

AU - Desnitskaya, Evgeniya

PY - 2019

Y1 - 2019

N2 - This paper deals with the two general methodological approaches for the interpretation of Indian cultural phenomena, viz. the conceptual and the contextual ones. Generally, it can be said that the conceptual approach aims to express Indian philosophical ideas and cultural narratives in terms of Western philosophical discourse, whereas the contextual approach aims to reconstruct the initial context in which these ideas and narratives have been formulated. Several cases are discussed in which conceptual and textual approaches provide us with different solutions of some problems. It can be concluded that both approaches can be fruitful on different occasions.

AB - This paper deals with the two general methodological approaches for the interpretation of Indian cultural phenomena, viz. the conceptual and the contextual ones. Generally, it can be said that the conceptual approach aims to express Indian philosophical ideas and cultural narratives in terms of Western philosophical discourse, whereas the contextual approach aims to reconstruct the initial context in which these ideas and narratives have been formulated. Several cases are discussed in which conceptual and textual approaches provide us with different solutions of some problems. It can be concluded that both approaches can be fruitful on different occasions.

KW - Indian philosophy

KW - perspectivism

KW - inclusivism

KW - henotheism

UR - https://www.atlantis-press.com/proceedings/iccessh-19/125911796

M3 - Conference contribution

SN - 9789462527522

T3 - ASSEHR

BT - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Contemporary Education, Social Sciences and Humanities (ICCESSH 2019)

A2 - Zhang, Yong

A2 - Rumbal, Iana

A2 - Green, Randall

A2 - Volodina, Tatiana

PB - Atlantis Press

T2 - 4th International Conference on Contemporary Education, Social Sciences and Humanities

Y2 - 17 May 2019 through 19 May 2019

ER -