This Master's Thesis deals with the study of the world view-related category daiva (literally... more This Master's Thesis deals with the study of the world view-related category daiva (literally "the divine [power]"), a word which is frequently translated as "fate" or "destiny", on the basis of multifarious material from the Indian Sanskrit Epic Mahābhārata. In the introductory section of the Thesis ("Hermeneutic Approaches") the fundamental question concerning the nature of world view-related categories is raised and the exact position of "fate" among these categories determined. Furthermore, the hermeneutic problem is addressed that results from the fundamental difference between the emic and etic approaches to the analyzed material. In the next large section ("Daiva: Prolegomena to its Study") first of the Mahābhārata as the prime source of the research material is briefly outlined. Results of earlier indological research on the category daiva are discussed on the basis of selected important publications and differe...
Between Community and Seclusion: Defining the Religious Life in the South Asian Traditions, in Buddhism, and in Eastern and Western Christianity, in: Vita Regularis, Vol. 79 , 2020
A new literal and poetic translations of Abhinavagupta's "Bhairavastotra" into Russian, with anno... more A new literal and poetic translations of Abhinavagupta's "Bhairavastotra" into Russian, with annotations. Published in: "Induizm segondya" (July-September 2018).
A new literal and poetic translations of Abhinavagupta's "Bhairavastotra" into Russian, with anno... more A new literal and poetic translations of Abhinavagupta's "Bhairavastotra" into Russian, with annotations.
Published in: "Induizm segondya" (July-September 2018).
Short thesis for the IIGRS-7 Conference in Leiden, 16-17 October 2015,
or maybe a draft for an ar... more Short thesis for the IIGRS-7 Conference in Leiden, 16-17 October 2015, or maybe a draft for an article
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren! Mein Dissertationsprojekt ist im Rahmen der Cotutelle-Vereinbarung... more Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren! Mein Dissertationsprojekt ist im Rahmen der Cotutelle-Vereinbarung zwischen der Technischen Universität Dresden (Philosophische Fakultät) und der Universität Wien (Philologisch-Kulturwissenschaftliche Fakultät), an der Forschungsstelle für vergleichende Ordensgeschichte (FOVOG Dresden) sowie am Institut für Südasien-, Tibet-und Buddhismuskunde der Universität Wien, geplant. Es ist als Teil eines größeren, fächerübergreifenden Forschungsvorhabens an der FOVOG Dresden konzipiert, welches sich im "Graduiertenkolleg zum interreligiösen Vergleich monastischer Kulturen" der komparativen Erschließung diverser Asketen-Traditionen, die den unterschiedlichen sogenannten Weltreligionen angehören, widmet.
Das vorliegende Dissertationsprojekt ist im Rahmen der Cotutelle-Vereinbarung zwischen der Techni... more Das vorliegende Dissertationsprojekt ist im Rahmen der Cotutelle-Vereinbarung zwischen der Technischen Universität Dresden (Philosophische Fakultät) und Universität Wien (Philologisch-Kulturwissenschaftliche Fakultät), an der Forschungsstelle für Vergleichende Ordensgeschichte (FOVOG Dresden) sowie am Institut für Südasien-, Tibet-und Buddhismuskunde der Universität Wien, geplant. Es ist als Teil eines größeren, fächerübergreifenden Forschungsvorhabens an der FOVOG konzipiert, welches sich im "Graduiertenkolleg zum interreligiösen Vergleich monastischer Kulturen" der komparativen Erschließung diverser Asketen-bzw. Mönchs-und Klostertraditionen, die unterschiedlichen Weltreligionen angehören, widmet. 1
This Master's Thesis deals with the study of the world view-related category daiva (literally "th... more This Master's Thesis deals with the study of the world view-related category daiva (literally "the divine [power]"), a word which is frequently translated as "fate" or "destiny", on the basis of multifarious material from the Indian Sanskrit Epic Mahābhārata. In the introductory section of the Thesis ("Hermeneutic Approaches") the fundamental question concerning the nature of world view-related categories is raised and the exact position of "fate" among these categories determined. Furthermore, the hermeneutic problem is addressed that results from the fundamental difference between the emic and etic approaches to the analyzed material.
A preprint version to be published in Dresden in the Proceedings of the Conference:
“Between Com... more A preprint version to be published in Dresden in the Proceedings of the Conference:
“Between Community and Seclusion. Defining the Religious Life in the South Asian Traditions, in Buddhism, and in Eastern and Western Christianity”, Dresden/Germany, Nov 19-21, 2015
This Master's Thesis deals with the study of the world view-related category daiva (literally... more This Master's Thesis deals with the study of the world view-related category daiva (literally "the divine [power]"), a word which is frequently translated as "fate" or "destiny", on the basis of multifarious material from the Indian Sanskrit Epic Mahābhārata. In the introductory section of the Thesis ("Hermeneutic Approaches") the fundamental question concerning the nature of world view-related categories is raised and the exact position of "fate" among these categories determined. Furthermore, the hermeneutic problem is addressed that results from the fundamental difference between the emic and etic approaches to the analyzed material. In the next large section ("Daiva: Prolegomena to its Study") first of the Mahābhārata as the prime source of the research material is briefly outlined. Results of earlier indological research on the category daiva are discussed on the basis of selected important publications and differe...
Between Community and Seclusion: Defining the Religious Life in the South Asian Traditions, in Buddhism, and in Eastern and Western Christianity, in: Vita Regularis, Vol. 79 , 2020
A new literal and poetic translations of Abhinavagupta's "Bhairavastotra" into Russian, with anno... more A new literal and poetic translations of Abhinavagupta's "Bhairavastotra" into Russian, with annotations. Published in: "Induizm segondya" (July-September 2018).
A new literal and poetic translations of Abhinavagupta's "Bhairavastotra" into Russian, with anno... more A new literal and poetic translations of Abhinavagupta's "Bhairavastotra" into Russian, with annotations.
Published in: "Induizm segondya" (July-September 2018).
Short thesis for the IIGRS-7 Conference in Leiden, 16-17 October 2015,
or maybe a draft for an ar... more Short thesis for the IIGRS-7 Conference in Leiden, 16-17 October 2015, or maybe a draft for an article
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren! Mein Dissertationsprojekt ist im Rahmen der Cotutelle-Vereinbarung... more Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren! Mein Dissertationsprojekt ist im Rahmen der Cotutelle-Vereinbarung zwischen der Technischen Universität Dresden (Philosophische Fakultät) und der Universität Wien (Philologisch-Kulturwissenschaftliche Fakultät), an der Forschungsstelle für vergleichende Ordensgeschichte (FOVOG Dresden) sowie am Institut für Südasien-, Tibet-und Buddhismuskunde der Universität Wien, geplant. Es ist als Teil eines größeren, fächerübergreifenden Forschungsvorhabens an der FOVOG Dresden konzipiert, welches sich im "Graduiertenkolleg zum interreligiösen Vergleich monastischer Kulturen" der komparativen Erschließung diverser Asketen-Traditionen, die den unterschiedlichen sogenannten Weltreligionen angehören, widmet.
Das vorliegende Dissertationsprojekt ist im Rahmen der Cotutelle-Vereinbarung zwischen der Techni... more Das vorliegende Dissertationsprojekt ist im Rahmen der Cotutelle-Vereinbarung zwischen der Technischen Universität Dresden (Philosophische Fakultät) und Universität Wien (Philologisch-Kulturwissenschaftliche Fakultät), an der Forschungsstelle für Vergleichende Ordensgeschichte (FOVOG Dresden) sowie am Institut für Südasien-, Tibet-und Buddhismuskunde der Universität Wien, geplant. Es ist als Teil eines größeren, fächerübergreifenden Forschungsvorhabens an der FOVOG konzipiert, welches sich im "Graduiertenkolleg zum interreligiösen Vergleich monastischer Kulturen" der komparativen Erschließung diverser Asketen-bzw. Mönchs-und Klostertraditionen, die unterschiedlichen Weltreligionen angehören, widmet. 1
This Master's Thesis deals with the study of the world view-related category daiva (literally "th... more This Master's Thesis deals with the study of the world view-related category daiva (literally "the divine [power]"), a word which is frequently translated as "fate" or "destiny", on the basis of multifarious material from the Indian Sanskrit Epic Mahābhārata. In the introductory section of the Thesis ("Hermeneutic Approaches") the fundamental question concerning the nature of world view-related categories is raised and the exact position of "fate" among these categories determined. Furthermore, the hermeneutic problem is addressed that results from the fundamental difference between the emic and etic approaches to the analyzed material.
A preprint version to be published in Dresden in the Proceedings of the Conference:
“Between Com... more A preprint version to be published in Dresden in the Proceedings of the Conference:
“Between Community and Seclusion. Defining the Religious Life in the South Asian Traditions, in Buddhism, and in Eastern and Western Christianity”, Dresden/Germany, Nov 19-21, 2015
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“Between Community and Seclusion. Defining the Religious Life in the South Asian Traditions, in Buddhism, and in Eastern and Western Christianity”, Dresden/Germany, Nov 19-21, 2015
Published in: "Induizm segondya" (July-September 2018).
or maybe a draft for an article
“Between Community and Seclusion. Defining the Religious Life in the South Asian Traditions, in Buddhism, and in Eastern and Western Christianity”, Dresden/Germany, Nov 19-21, 2015