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Indu Tradicinës Estetikos Teorinës Ir Praktinës Prielaidos
Theoretical and Practical Preconditions of Hindu Traditional Aesthetics

Author(s): Antanas Andrijauskas
Subject(s): Metaphysics, Aesthetics, East Asian Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Visuomeninė organizacija »LOGOS«
Keywords: Hindu traditional aesthetics; pulhritude; art; mithology; religion; metaphysics;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the theoretical and practical preconditions of Hindu traditional aesthetics. In the first part, focusing attention on the interaction between the aesthetics and mythology, religion and metaphysics, it exposes the positive influence of mythology, religion and metaphysics upon the development of aesthetics. In the next part, it considers the relations of Hindu aesthetics with art. The analysis of the definite aesthetical phenomena shows the essential interdependence of the both. Finally, the peculiarities of the concepts of pulchritude and art in Hindu aesthetics are concisely discussed.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 54
  • Page Range: 139-145
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Lithuanian