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02009aam a2200409 i 4500 001 E08EDD96141211EF8F56A7732FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240517010047 008 231021s2024 nyua b 000 0 eng 010 $a 2023023656 020 $a 1438496613 020 $a 9781438496610 035 $a (OCoLC)1392164002 040 $a LBSOR $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-ii--- 050 00 $a GR305 $b .C56 2024 082 00 $a 398/.45 $2 23/eng/20231120 100 1 $a Cohen, Signe, $e author. 245 10 $a I, yantra : $b exploring self and selflessness in ancient Indian robot tales / $c Signe Cohen. 264 1 $a Albany, NY : $b State University of New York Press, $c [2024] 300 $a xiii, 281 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "Argues that ancient yantra (robot) tales reveal how their Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain authors thought about the nature of humanity and our role in a cosmos filled with divine and natural forces"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 $a The history of automata in the West -- Interlude : Yavanas and the creation of automata -- Robots in the Royal Garden -- Body of flesh, body of wood, body of stone : humans, androids, and gods in Hinduism -- Mechanical gardens and a craving for flying machines : androids in Jainism -- I, yantra : androids in Buddhism -- The Buddha, the emperor, and the killer robot -- Interpreting Indian robot tales. 650 0 $a Tales $z India $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Robots $z India $x Folklore. 650 0 $a Robots in literature. 650 0 $a Robots $x Religious aspects. 650 0 $a Technology and civilization. 650 0 $a Civilization, Ancient. 650 6 $a Contes $z Inde $x Histoire et critique. 650 6 $a Technologie et civilisation. 650 6 $a Civilisation ancienne. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240517012510.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E08EDD96141211EF8F56A7732FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search