Hermina Cielas
Biographic Data
| ID | 5184741 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hermina Cielas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hermina |
| FAMILY NAME | Cielas |
| SIGNATURE | CIELAS H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jagiellonian University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4709-3043 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From La Mancha to Kashmir
The present article aims at investigating selected passages from the Sanskrit version of Cervantes’s Don Quijote. Published in 2019 as Ḍān Kvikṣoṭaḥ, the translation was completed in 1936 by two Kashmiri Pandits—Jagaddhar Zadoo and Nityanand Shastri—on the basis of an English rendering by Charles Jarvis published in 1742. The study of the windmill episode from the Quijote (I, 8) and the comparative analysis of the early modern Spanish original, t…
Kristubhāgavatam, the Slaughter of Innocents, and the Requirements of the Mahākāvya Genre
The paper analyzes selected passages from Kristubhāgavatam (“On Holy Christ”), a Sanskrit epic (mahākāvya) on the life and deeds of Jesus composed by P.C. Devassia (1906–2006). Focusing on the episode of the Slaughter of the Innocents, the author examines how Devassia interpreted and adapted the formal requirements of the mahākāvya genre and what literary techniques he used to construct an epic that conforms to the classical model outlined by the…
Elements of Animate and Inanimate Nature in the Practice of Avadhāna
This paper focuses on the practice of avadhāna, which is based on highly developed cognitive skills (ability to concentrate, memory) and showcasing of manifold strengths and knowledge during partially improvised spectacles. Various challenges to be met involve the elements of animate and inanimate nature. The main purpose of the article is to investigate the occurrence of these components and their role in the avadhāna, as well as to examine the …
Embellishments turned into challenges
The article focuses on the centuries-old Indian practice of the sāhityāvadhāna, ‘the literary art of attentiveness’, a sub-genre of the avadhāna (‘attention’, ‘attentiveness’), in which extraordinary memory, ability to concentrate and creative skills are tested through the realisation of various challenges. Numerous tasks within the sāhityāvadhāna have their roots in the theory of literature and poetic embellishments (mostly the so-called śabdāla…
Pushing Mind to the Limits
People have always tried to master memorizing—a factor playing an immense role in the circulation of Indian literature. To commit to memory seemed to be one of the characteristics of educated people, the source of knowledge and respect. Literary riddles were a great tool for shaping and sharpening the mind. As multi-leveled exercises they engage different parts of the brain in the process of memorizing. Dharmadāsa’s work, Vidadghamukhamaṇḍana, “T…
Avadhāna
The Indian performative art of Avadhāna (attention, attentiveness) is based on the showcasing of the mastery of memory, creativity, retention, multitasking and task-switching as well as other cognitive abilities. It examines not only a person’s capacity to focus and respond simultaneously to multiple task demands given by questioners (pṛcchakas) and demonstrate outstanding memory skills, but also specialized knowledge. The Avadhāna event, which i…
Embellishments turned into challenges
The article focuses on the centuries-old Indian practice of the sāhityāvadhāna, ‘the literary art of attentiveness’, a sub-genre of the avadhāna (‘attention’, ‘attentiveness’), in which extraordinary memory, ability to concentrate and creative skills are tested through the realisation of various challenges. Numerous tasks within the sāhityāvadhāna have their roots in the theory of literature and poetic embellishments (mostly the so-called śabdāla…
Avadhāna
The Indian performative art of Avadhāna (attention, attentiveness) is based on the showcasing of the mastery of memory, creativity, retention, multitasking and task-switching as well as other cognitive abilities. It examines not only a person’s capacity to focus and respond simultaneously to multiple task demands given by questioners (pṛcchakas) and demonstrate outstanding memory skills, but also specialized knowledge. The Avadhāna event, which i…
Avadhāna
The Indian performative art of Avadhāna (attention, attentiveness) is based on the showcasing of the mastery of memory, creativity, retention, multitasking and task-switching as well as other cognitive abilities. It examines not only a person’s capacity to focus and respond simultaneously to multiple task demands given by questioners (pṛcchakas) and demonstrate outstanding memory skills, but also specialized knowledge. The Avadhāna event, which i…
Pushing Mind to the Limits
People have always tried to master memorizing—a factor playing an immense role in the circulation of Indian literature. To commit to memory seemed to be one of the characteristics of educated people, the source of knowledge and respect. Literary riddles were a great tool for shaping and sharpening the mind. As multi-leveled exercises they engage different parts of the brain in the process of memorizing. Dharmadāsa’s work, Vidadghamukhamaṇḍana, “T…
Embellishments turned into challenges
The article focuses on the centuries-old Indian practice of the sāhityāvadhāna, ‘the literary art of attentiveness’, a sub-genre of the avadhāna (‘attention’, ‘attentiveness’), in which extraordinary memory, ability to concentrate and creative skills are tested through the realisation of various challenges. Numerous tasks within the sāhityāvadhāna have their roots in the theory of literature and poetic embellishments (mostly the so-called śabdāla…
Elements of Animate and Inanimate Nature in the Practice of Avadhāna
This paper focuses on the practice of avadhāna, which is based on highly developed cognitive skills (ability to concentrate, memory) and showcasing of manifold strengths and knowledge during partially improvised spectacles. Various challenges to be met involve the elements of animate and inanimate nature. The main purpose of the article is to investigate the occurrence of these components and their role in the avadhāna, as well as to examine the …
Kristubhāgavatam, the Slaughter of Innocents, and the Requirements of the Mahākāvya Genre
The paper analyzes selected passages from Kristubhāgavatam (“On Holy Christ”), a Sanskrit epic (mahākāvya) on the life and deeds of Jesus composed by P.C. Devassia (1906–2006). Focusing on the episode of the Slaughter of the Innocents, the author examines how Devassia interpreted and adapted the formal requirements of the mahākāvya genre and what literary techniques he used to construct an epic that conforms to the classical model outlined by the…
From La Mancha to Kashmir
The present article aims at investigating selected passages from the Sanskrit version of Cervantes’s Don Quijote. Published in 2019 as Ḍān Kvikṣoṭaḥ, the translation was completed in 1936 by two Kashmiri Pandits—Jagaddhar Zadoo and Nityanand Shastri—on the basis of an English rendering by Charles Jarvis published in 1742. The study of the windmill episode from the Quijote (I, 8) and the comparative analysis of the early modern Spanish original, t…
Indian and Buddhist Studies (5 works) · Aesthetics (4 works) · Art (4 works) · Literature (3 works) · Poetry (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sanskrit (3 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Cognitive science (2 works)