Indian Poetics (Kavya Sastra) and Narratology Towards the Appreciation of Biblical Narrative

by G. Ayyaneth

Overview

Ancient Indian Kāvya Śāstra (Poetics) and its modern rendering Narratology supplies a variety of poetical tools and devices with which the vast miscellany of biblical narratives can be approached and appreciated.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433132957
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	09/23/2016
Series:	Studies in Biblical Literature , #165
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	5.91(w) x 8.86(h) x (d)

About the Author

Originally from Kudamuck, situated in the town of Pathanamthitta on the southern part of Kerala, India, G. Ayyaneth is a licentiate in biblical theology from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. He received a diploma in German language (ZOP) from the Goethe Institute in Germany and a doctorate in biblical theology from the University of Fribourg. He is currently the director of Bethany Vedavijnana Peeth (BVP), an extension center of Jnana Deepa Vidayapeeth (JDV) or Pontifical Athenaeum in Pune, India, as well as a Catholic Religious Priest of Order of the Imitation of Christ (Bethany Ashram). Ayyaneth is also a columnist and writes articles in theological journals, along with poems and dramas in his mother tongue ‘Malayalam’.

Table of Contents

List of Figures – Series Editor’s Preface – Foreword by Prof. Dr. Philippe Lefebvre O. P. – Acknowledgments – List of Abbreviations and Acronyms – Introduction – The Point of Departure for an Indian Approach to Biblical Narrative – Locating Ancient Indian Kāvya Śāstra and Modern Western Narratology – Locating Ancient Indian Kāvya Śāstra and Modern Western Narratology – The Compositional Coherence of the Books of Samuel on the Framework of the Four-S Model – The Basic Models of the Indian Narrative Paradigm towards the Appreciation of the Davidic Episode – The Main Features of Indian Narratology towards the Appreciation of the Davidic Episode – Three Classical Theories of Kāvya Śāstra towards the Appreciation of the Davidic Episode – Conclusion – Glossary of Sanskrit Words – Notes – Bibliography – Index – Biblical Index – Author Index.

Editorial Reviews

«I really found G. Ayyaneth’s insights helpful and very full of interesting suggestions for further reflection. It fits closely with my background in literary criticism and theory, and does in fact seem to open up interesting new vistas, not only for Indians but for all of us in reading the Bible. One of the most stimulating and original things I have found in quite a while.» (David Fleming, S.M., University of Dayton, Ohio, USA)

«Whoever has seen films produced in India will know that the narration is sometimes interrupted by dancing and singing. This phenomenon resembles the way the Books of Samuel are interwoven with poems or songs such as the song of Hannah or the last words of David. Western narratology is heavily influenced by Aristotle’s Poetics. However there were stories being told before the lifetime of this Greek philosopher and outside his European culture. G. Ayyaneth presents the rich Indian literary theory and shows convincingly that it offers an interpretative key for the juxtaposition of storytelling and singing in the Hebrew Bible.» (Hans Ulrich Steymans, O.P., Professor (OT) and Dean of the Faculty of Theology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland)

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