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[German Version] I. Religious Studies – II. Philosophy of Religion and Historical Theology – III. Philosophy – IV. Dogmatics – V. Practical Theology – VI. Ethics I. Religious Studies Perceptions of animate and inanimate nature, dreams, ecstasy, trance, and death, as well as sickness and physical sensation, and finally self-reflection and self-transcendence have led to highly diverse models for interpreting …

Hinduism – in all the various traditions covered by this generic term – is a very pronounced performance culture, in which texts and holy literature in particular are “sounded out” and embodied (Beck, 1993; Coburn, 1984; Michaels, 2005; Wilke & Moebus, 2011). Texts are to be heard, even when they are written down. They are memorized, recited, chanted, danced, and staged since ancient times, and are not restricted to the Sanskrit idiom, although Sanskrit Hinduism provides the richest source. Ther…