Adaptive Reuse Aspects of Creativity in South Asian Cultural History
The present volume explores a specific aspect of creativity in South Asian systems of knowledge, literature and rituals. Under the heading of "adaptive reuse," it discusses the relationship between innovation and perpetuation of earlier forms and contents of knowledge and aesthetic express...
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Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
Language: | English |
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Wiesbaden
Harrassowitz Verlag
2017
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Summary: | The present volume explores a specific aspect of creativity in South Asian systems of knowledge, literature and rituals. Under the heading of "adaptive reuse," it discusses the relationship between innovation and perpetuation of earlier forms and contents of knowledge and aesthetic expressions within the process of creating new works. Although this relation rarely became the topic of explicit reflections in the South Asian intellectual traditions, it is here investigated by taking a closer look at the treatment of older materials by later authors. "Adaptive Reuse" ist ein wichtiges theoretisches Konzept aus dem Bereich der Architektur. Dort bezeichnete es die Verwendung eines teilweise umgebauten Gebäudes zu andern Zwecken als denen seiner ursprünglichen Errichtung. Im vorliegenden Band wird dieses Konzept zum ersten Mal auf ein weiteres Spektrum kulturellen Schaffens übertragen, nämlich auf die Komposition von Texten und auf die Kreation neuer Konzepte und Rituale |
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Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (373 p.) |
ISBN: | oapen_623411 9783447107075 |
Access: | Open Access |