[INDOLOGY] Studies on lists of names of deities

[Harry Spier]

Thank you for this.
Can you clarify  which yogas you mean by "gnostic yogas in the context of
Indian philosophy".
Thanks,
Harry Spier


On Sat, Apr 26, 2025 at 8:22 AM Karl Stephan Bouthillette [MAHE] via
INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear Harry,
>
> If it may be of interest to you, I just published a book on list-making in
> the context of Indian philosophy, in gnostic yogas more precisely. The
> first part is fully dedicated to theorizing list-making practices and
> taxonomy. I do not so much engage with listing names of deities however,
> but could refer you off-list to a literature that does this in other world
> traditions.
>
> See: Metaphysics as Therapy: List-Making and Renunciation in Gnostic
> Yogas | SpringerLink
> <https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-96-2556-7>
> <https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-96-2556-7>
> Metaphysics as Therapy - Springer
> <https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-96-2556-7>
> This book examines the significance of metaphysical list-making as a
> determining feature of spiritual exercises in South Asian gnostic yogas
> link.springer.com
> Kindly,
>
>
> Dr. Karl-Stéphan Bouthillette Assistant Professor, Department of
> Philosophy (DoP)
> Coordinator of the *Centre for Therapeutic Philosophy* (CTP)
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