Books by Felix Otter
A Course in Reading Classical Newari
This book is intended for all who wish to acquire a basic knowledge of this acutely understudied ... more This book is intended for all who wish to acquire a basic knowledge of this acutely understudied language. The first part of the book provides an introduction to the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Classical Newar on the basis of the literary language of the late 17th century. Part two consists of twelve annotated reading passages that have been taken from various manuscripts of the not yet critically edited Newar version of one of the most popular texts of the South Asian narrative tradition, the Vetālapañcaviṃśati. Appended to the book are a key to the exercises, translations of the reading passages, an index of verb forms, and a glossary. The book can be downloaded from https://crossasia-books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/xasia/catalog/book/764?lang=de
Grundkurs Sanskrit. Eine Einführung in die Sprache der altindischen Erzählliteratur
Die Revitalisierung von Vāstuvidyā im kolonialen und nachkolonialen Indien. Heidelberg ; Berlin: CrossAsia-eBooks, 2016.
Vāstuvidyā, the ancient Indian esoteric lore of house building, has been the subject of several a... more Vāstuvidyā, the ancient Indian esoteric lore of house building, has been the subject of several attempts at revitalisation since the first half of the 20th century. This book examines these attempts in the context of ideological and historical developments with the methods of textual analysis. The central themes of the book are the relationship between the revitalised version(s) of Vāstuvidyā and the precolonial vāstuśāstras, the relevance of the apologetics of indigenous sciences for the revitalisation of Vāstuvidyā and the discoursive strategies employed in the pertinent revivalist literature. The book can be downloaded from https://crossasia-books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/xasia/catalog/book/129
Residential Architecture in Bhoja’s Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra. New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass 2010
The Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra, composed in the 11th century and commonly attributed to King Bhoja of ... more The Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra, composed in the 11th century and commonly attributed to King Bhoja of Dhāra, is one of the most remarkable śilpaśāstras of northern India. Consisting of more than seven thousand ślokas, it contains not only detailed descriptions of temples, but also a comprehensive exposition of residential architecture. This book is an annotated translation of the central passages on residential architecture accompanied by a study of the Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra’s sources, the problem of authorship, and related matters. It is rounded off by a comprehensive glossary of technical terms and illustrations.
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Wege durchs Labyrinth: Festschrift zu Ehren von Rahul Peter Das, 2020
Studien zur Indologie und Iranistik, 2009
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