Literackie kartografie w keralskich hagiografiach tradycji adwaita wedanty
Literary Cartography in the Keralan Hagiographies of the Advaita Vedānta Tradition

Summary/Abstract: The proposed paper deals with so far unrecognized regional hagiographic tradition of Śaṅkara – the great Indian philosopher and alleged creator of the pan-Indian Advaita Vedānta monasticism – in Kerala (South India). This literary tradition is represented by a series of lesser-known texts in Sanskrit and Malayalam. The objective of this article is to examine some of the cultural and literary methods of space valorization and creation of literary cartographies. The sacred topography created through the hagiographic narrative causes the overlap of spatial religious concepts and physical geography of temples, monasteries and pilgrimage sites. Therefore, the theoretical approach applied during the examination of the hagiographic tradition in question remains informed by the method of literary cartography.

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