The Problem of Perception in Sandor Mais Embers: An Advaitic Study

Title

The Problem of Perception in Sandor Mais Embers: An Advaitic Study

Creator

James S.; Jena B.B.

Description

This article attempts to study the problem of perception in Sandor Mais celebrated novel Embers from the standpoint of the pramana (a method of knowledge) of Advaita Vedanta. An epistemic problem, the problem of perception, concerns the overwhelming questions of life, culminating in an enigmatic amalgamation of dilemmas and paradoxes. Genuine dilemmas and paradoxes problematize human relationships, which is evident in the complex narrative of Embers. Our contention in this article is to show how, even though enacted within the periphery of the purely fictional, Embers bears testimony to the complexities of life that are quickened by the limits of human perception, which keeps one from seeing how things really are by creating a shadow or reflected consciousness. Set against the backdrop of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the novel opens up a dialogic space at the intersection of a triangular relationship enacted on the threshold of perception and its multidimensional problems. 2024 Management Centre for Human Values.

Source

Journal of Human Values

Date

2024-01-01

Publisher

Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd

Subject

Advaita Vedanta (non-duality); dilemma; paradox; Perception; pramana

Coverage

James S., Department of English and Cultural Studies, Christ (Deemed to be) University, Karnataka, Bangalore, India; Jena B.B., Department of English and Cultural Studies, Christ (Deemed to be) University, Karnataka, Bangalore, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 9716858

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1177/09716858241287489

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