The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Non-Duality in Indian Philosophy

The concept of non-duality is foundational to various Asian religious and philosophical traditions, finding its most sophisticated and diversified expressions in Indian thought.Focusing on a rich array of premodern Indian texts across multiple languages and traditions, this handbook charts the different articulations, functions and typologies of non-duality for the first time. Chapters highlight the seminal thinkers who creatively developed or engaged innovatively with an aspect of non-dualistic thought and praxis in their tradition.Written by a team of recognized experts, they cover all major Sanskrit-language religious and philosophical traditions of India—brahmanical, Buddhist, Jain and tantric—and vernacular works.Each contribution introduces critical terms, concepts and definitions used to convey and qualify non-duality, speaking directly to fundamental questions such as what is a key element of non-duality in this philosophical system or religious tradition?What work does it accomplish therein and how?Weaving together traditions that are often discussed in isolation, it reframes the scholarly approach to non-duality in premodern India and provides a comprehensive treatment of a complex and central issue in Indian philosophy and religion.This is an invaluable and accessible resource for scholars and students alike.