Frits Staal
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 99848 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Frits Staal |
| PRENOMES | Frits |
| SOBRENOME | Staal |
| ASSINATURA | STAAL F |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of California, Berkeley |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 27 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 106 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 27 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1975 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2007 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Artificial Languages Between Innate Faculties
Artificial Languages Across Sciences and Civilizations
Simultaneities in Vedic ritual
The use of language primarily displays succession, not simultaneity. It is common for people to talk at the same time or interrupt each other, but this is reduced to cases of succession. Vedic ritual involves not only succession but also simultaneities that are structural.1 In the “Soma swelling” rite, many priests recite two groups of mantras, A and B. First, one priest recites A while touching the bundle of Soma stalks. He then steps aside and …
Charles Malamoud et les voix de la forêt
Squares and Oblongs in the Veda
Greek and Vedic Geometry
Mantras between Eire and Water
Concepts of science in Europe and Asia
The three great scientific traditions of Eurasia are basically similar but there are differences between them in character and emphasis. The West Eurasian (which ranges from Old Babylonian through Hellenistic and Islamic to modern European) is characterised by an emphasis on nature and punctuated increases and decreases in theoretical and empirical sophistication. Chinese science is characterised by concreteness, experimentation and a historical …
Changing one's mind
The sanskrit of science
Within ritual, about ritual and beyond
The independence of rationality from literacy
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Universals
This collection of articles and review essays, including many hard to find pieces, comprises the most important and fundamental studies of Indian logic and linguistics ever undertaken. Frits Staal is concerned with four basic questions: Are there universals of logic that transcend culture and time? Are there universals of language and linguistics? What is the nature of Indian logic? And what is the nature of Indian linguistics? By addressing thes…
The Fidelity of Oral Tradition and the Origins of Science
The Sound of Religion
THE SOUND OF RELIGION FRITS STAAL IV Semantic approaches If it is true that semantic plays only a small part in the elucidation of Vedic ritual, the question naturally arises whether the structural complexities of Vedic ritual should perhaps be dismissed for being unique, anomalous and hence of limited use to the general theory of ritual. I briefly addressed this question in the General Introduc- tion to AGNI (I, 16): "Perhaps Vedic ritual is too…
Substitutions de paradigmes et religions d'Asie
Staal Frits. Substitutions de paradigmes et religions d'Asie. In: Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie, vol. 1, 1985. pp. 21-57
Mantras and Bird Songs
Mantras, invariably regarded as ancient and occupying a realm beyond are invariant across linguistic boundaries and are used in a manner which is different from linguistic expressions: for example, in the contexts of ritual, chant, recitation or meditation, the distinction between meaningful and meaningless, which is basic to language, is irrelevant to their use. Mantras often consist of fragments, and are repeated endlessly, or reduced to nothin…
What is Happening in Classical Indology?—A Review Article
Most of the books reviewed in this article deal with Indian philosophy, mythology, or the Vedas, but other recent publications are discussed. The author provides a general assessment of the present state of the art in classical Indology. In spite of the venerable antiquity of the subject, not all pertinent studies are esoteric or dull. There have been new and unexpected discoveries along with solid and original contributions that have wide-rangin…
Ritual, grammar, and the origins of science in India
Ritual Syntax
The Meaninglessness of Ritual
Sāmavedic Chant
Oriental Ideas on the Origin of Language
The legend of Genesis 2.19-20, which expresses a view about the development from names to nouns, and other ideas attributed to, read into and superimposed upon it, have influenced the course of Western speculation on language for several millennia. Thus arose one of the most misleading notions of mankind: the idea that language originates from naming. This idea occured not only in the Ancient Near East, but also in Greece and China. It implied th…
Exploring Mysticism
Exploring Nysticism
The Meaninglessness of Ritual
The concept of metalanguage and its Indian background introduction
The Sound of Religion
THE SOUND OF RELIGION FRITS STAAL IV Semantic approaches If it is true that semantic plays only a small part in the elucidation of Vedic ritual, the question naturally arises whether the structural complexities of Vedic ritual should perhaps be dismissed for being unique, anomalous and hence of limited use to the general theory of ritual. I briefly addressed this question in the General Introduc- tion to AGNI (I, 16): "Perhaps Vedic ritual is too…
Artificial Languages Across Sciences and Civilizations
The sanskrit of science
Greek and Vedic Geometry
Mantras and Bird Songs
Mantras, invariably regarded as ancient and occupying a realm beyond are invariant across linguistic boundaries and are used in a manner which is different from linguistic expressions: for example, in the contexts of ritual, chant, recitation or meditation, the distinction between meaningful and meaningless, which is basic to language, is irrelevant to their use. Mantras often consist of fragments, and are repeated endlessly, or reduced to nothin…
Substitutions de paradigmes et religions d'Asie
Staal Frits. Substitutions de paradigmes et religions d'Asie. In: Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie, vol. 1, 1985. pp. 21-57
Ritual, grammar, and the origins of science in India
Oriental Ideas on the Origin of Language
The legend of Genesis 2.19-20, which expresses a view about the development from names to nouns, and other ideas attributed to, read into and superimposed upon it, have influenced the course of Western speculation on language for several millennia. Thus arose one of the most misleading notions of mankind: the idea that language originates from naming. This idea occured not only in the Ancient Near East, but also in Greece and China. It implied th…
The independence of rationality from literacy
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The concept of metalanguage and its Indian background introduction
The Nambudiri Agnicayana of April 1975
Exploring Mysticism
Exploring Nysticism
Ritual Syntax
The Meaninglessness of Ritual
Sāmavedic Chant
Oriental Ideas on the Origin of Language
The legend of Genesis 2.19-20, which expresses a view about the development from names to nouns, and other ideas attributed to, read into and superimposed upon it, have influenced the course of Western speculation on language for several millennia. Thus arose one of the most misleading notions of mankind: the idea that language originates from naming. This idea occured not only in the Ancient Near East, but also in Greece and China. It implied th…
What is Happening in Classical Indology?—A Review Article
Most of the books reviewed in this article deal with Indian philosophy, mythology, or the Vedas, but other recent publications are discussed. The author provides a general assessment of the present state of the art in classical Indology. In spite of the venerable antiquity of the subject, not all pertinent studies are esoteric or dull. There have been new and unexpected discoveries along with solid and original contributions that have wide-rangin…
Ritual, grammar, and the origins of science in India
Substitutions de paradigmes et religions d'Asie
Staal Frits. Substitutions de paradigmes et religions d'Asie. In: Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie, vol. 1, 1985. pp. 21-57
Mantras and Bird Songs
Mantras, invariably regarded as ancient and occupying a realm beyond are invariant across linguistic boundaries and are used in a manner which is different from linguistic expressions: for example, in the contexts of ritual, chant, recitation or meditation, the distinction between meaningful and meaningless, which is basic to language, is irrelevant to their use. Mantras often consist of fragments, and are repeated endlessly, or reduced to nothin…
The Sound of Religion
THE SOUND OF RELIGION FRITS STAAL IV Semantic approaches If it is true that semantic plays only a small part in the elucidation of Vedic ritual, the question naturally arises whether the structural complexities of Vedic ritual should perhaps be dismissed for being unique, anomalous and hence of limited use to the general theory of ritual. I briefly addressed this question in the General Introduc- tion to AGNI (I, 16): "Perhaps Vedic ritual is too…
The Fidelity of Oral Tradition and the Origins of Science
The independence of rationality from literacy
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Universals
This collection of articles and review essays, including many hard to find pieces, comprises the most important and fundamental studies of Indian logic and linguistics ever undertaken. Frits Staal is concerned with four basic questions: Are there universals of logic that transcend culture and time? Are there universals of language and linguistics? What is the nature of Indian logic? And what is the nature of Indian linguistics? By addressing thes…
Within ritual, about ritual and beyond
Concepts of science in Europe and Asia
The three great scientific traditions of Eurasia are basically similar but there are differences between them in character and emphasis. The West Eurasian (which ranges from Old Babylonian through Hellenistic and Islamic to modern European) is characterised by an emphasis on nature and punctuated increases and decreases in theoretical and empirical sophistication. Chinese science is characterised by concreteness, experimentation and a historical …
Changing one's mind
The sanskrit of science
Mantras between Eire and Water
Greek and Vedic Geometry
Squares and Oblongs in the Veda
Charles Malamoud et les voix de la forêt
Simultaneities in Vedic ritual
The use of language primarily displays succession, not simultaneity. It is common for people to talk at the same time or interrupt each other, but this is reduced to cases of succession. Vedic ritual involves not only succession but also simultaneities that are structural.1 In the “Soma swelling” rite, many priests recite two groups of mantras, A and B. First, one priest recites A while touching the bundle of Soma stalks. He then steps aside and …
Philosophy (20 obras) · Philosophy (13 obras) · Epistemology (12 obras) · History (9 obras) · Linguistics (8 obras) · Philosophy of religion (8 obras) · Art (7 obras) · Sociology (6 obras) · Linguistics and language evolution (4 obras) · Literature (4 obras)