Author: K. A. Beena Publisher: Notion Press ISBN: 1645876373 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 158
Book Description
It is the Brahmaputra that greets you when you first enter Assam. Its meandering presence has shaped its terrain and left its silt on the stories that are passed on from one generation to another. It is this majestic expanse of water and its range of moods, from the furious to the friendly, agitated, meditatively still or just as a silent spectator, that has been the one constant in a region that has been in a state of flux throughout its history. The Magic of The Brahmaputra will ferry you to the Northeast, its culture and quirks, food and festivals, the rhythm and restiveness, the vibes and the verdancy, its past and present and everything else that envelops it with a uniqueness seen and experienced through the eyes of someone who arrived there as a stranger and took leave as a lifelong lover.
Author: Jannati Jiniya Publisher: Nahid24 ISBN: Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 29
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Although general knowledge in admission test, it is actually extraordinary knowledge. GK Magic book is written to facilitate this wonderful knowledge. There is no end to common sense. But only 3 months for admission candidates! In such a short period of time, some students without understanding buy many big books which are mainly for BCS exam! Which is very difficult to finish. So we have written GK Magic book. The book presents difficult topics through pictures. Each map is illustrated by our own hands, so you can see the map in 100% quality. Also there are many things which are not easily remembered, they are easily brought out through rhythm or technique.
Author: Sajal Nag Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1000905268 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 449
Book Description
Black magic, occult practices and witchcraft still evoke huge curiosity, interest and amazement in the minds of people. Although witchcraft in Europe has been a widely studied phenomenon, black magic and occult are not yet a popular theme of academic research, even though India is known as a land of magic, tantra and occult. The Indian State of Assam was historically feared as the land of Kamrup-Kamakhya, black magic, witchcraft and occultic practices. It was where different Tantric cults as well as other occult practices thrived. The Khasi Hills are known for the practice of snake vampire worship. The village of Mayong is the village, where magic and occult is still practiced as a living tradition. This book is one of the rarest collections where such practices are researched, recorded and academically analyzed. It is one of those collections where studies of all three practices of Black Magic, Witchcraft and Occult are comibned into one single book.
Author: Anu Kumar Publisher: Hachette India Children's Books ISBN: 9357318143 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 202
Book Description
Just a hundred years ago, much of the world was unknown - believe it or not! Secret cities lay hidden in the intimidating Himalayas, the perilous passes to them known to only a few. Fierce monsters were said to lurk in the swamps of north-east India. The mighty River Brahmaputra flowed through Assam and Bengal, but its place of origin was a big mystery. And in the cold, windy deserts of Central Asia, the fastest horse on earth galloped wild. Yet, intrepid explorers - men and women - full of curiosity and thirsty for knowledge, travelled to these distant and forbidding places. They returned with extraordinary tales and important discoveries, forever leaving their mark on history. Read their stories and join them on their exciting explorations in this rare book! Find how a way to Tibet was discovered, who brought the healing cinchona plant to the subcontinent, why the north-west frontier was once a very dangerous place, where exactly the Brahmaputra began its journey, what led to the rhododendron becoming a popular plant in faraway Britain, and much, much more!
Author: James George Frazer Publisher: ISBN: Category : Magic Languages : en Pages : 474
Book Description
Frazer's series which attempted to define the shared elements of religious belief and scientific thought, discussing fertility rites, human sacrifice, the dying god, the scapegoat, and many other symbols and practices whose influences had extended into 20th-century culture. His thesis is that old religions were fertility cults that revolved around the worship and periodic sacrifice of a sacred king. Frazer proposed that mankind progresses from magic through religious belief to scientific thought.
Author: Richard M. Eaton Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 0520917774 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 387
Book Description
In all of the South Asian subcontinent, Bengal was the region most receptive to the Islamic faith. This area today is home to the world's second-largest Muslim ethnic population. How and why did such a large Muslim population emerge there? And how does such a religious conversion take place? Richard Eaton uses archaeological evidence, monuments, narrative histories, poetry, and Mughal administrative documents to trace the long historical encounter between Islamic and Indic civilizations. Moving from the year 1204, when Persianized Turks from North India annexed the former Hindu states of the lower Ganges delta, to 1760, when the British East India Company rose to political dominance there, Eaton explores these moving frontiers, focusing especially on agrarian growth and religious change.
Author: Hugh B. Urban Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 0226831124 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 281
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"In the Western popular imagination, there is a singular association between Tantra and sex. But behind sensationalist stories of Tantric lovemaking lies a rich spiritual and textual tradition of which sexual union is only a small, and fiercely debated, part. In The Path of Desire, Hugh B. Urban takes us on an ethnographic journey to Assam, the heartland of Tantric practice in contemporary India, revealing the vibrant, dynamic lived tradition of Hindu Tantra. The Path of Desire expands our definition of kāma, a central concept of Tantra generally translated as "desire," to focus on mundane and worldly desires such as healing and childbearing. This more holistic notion of desire manifests itself in popular folk practice, which Urban categorizes in four forms: institutional Tantra, comprised of gurus, disciples, and esoteric rituals; public Tantra, involving offerings and temple celebrations; folk Tantra, focusing on practices of healing, protection, material wellbeing, and desire fulfillment; and pop Tantra, or how Tantra is portrayed in popular media such as paperbacks, comic books, and movies. The result is a nuanced understanding of Tantra as a diverse lived tradition"--
Author: Sherab Chodzin Kohn Publisher: Shambhala Publications ISBN: 1611807859 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 109
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Explore a fresh telling of the inspiring, mysterious, and magical life of the great master Padmasambhava—the Lotus-Born—who planted the seed of Buddhism in Tibet that is still blossoming today, beautifully illustrated for kids ages 8–12. The Lotus-Born is one of the most iconic and important figures in Tibetan history. Here, his magical life story is outlined in colorful and captivating detail, offering young readers a rare glimpse into his adventures that transformed Tibet, a land of malevolent spirits and wild folk, into a fertile ground for Buddhism. The rich and vibrant spiritual tradition that resulted in Tibet has thrived for over one thousand years. This timeless tale is sure to capture the imagination of future generations, just as the oral, theatrical, and written accounts of it have in the Himalayas for centuries.
Author: Gelek Jinpa Nagru Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand ISBN: 9526514807 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 374
Book Description
An extraordinary life-story of a Tibetan monk and his spiritual path of Yungdrung Bön: Nagru Gelek Jinpa made a life-changing decision at the age of nineteen to leave behind his life as a shepherd in eastern Tibet and to become a monk. Five years later, after having met a great Bönpo master, Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, Gelek escaped from his homeland to receive teachings on Bön philosophy and its highest system of meditation, dzogchen, from this great master in Kathmandu, Nepal. He tells, with deep insight and humour, of his early years as an uneducated boy herding cows, pigs and yaks; of his studies in various monasteries in Tibet and India and finally in Nepal with his beloved master Yongdzin Rinpoche. He also makes a pilgrimage to Tibet in search of the ancient kingdom of Zhang Zhung and explores age-old holy sites in Nepal. Later on he starts to teach in the West, write books on his adventurous journeys and study filmmaking in Mexico. This thought-provoking and remarkable story of a Tibetan monk and scholar, teacher, author and documentary filmmaker, gives witness to his extraordinary life and spiritual path linked to Tibet's original cultural and spiritual tradition.
Author: K. A. Beena
Author: Jannati Jiniya
Author: Sajal Nag
Author: Anu Kumar
Author: James George Frazer
Author: Richard M. Eaton
Author: Hugh B. Urban
Author: Sherab Chodzin Kohn
Author: Gelek Jinpa Nagru
Author: Avilasha Sarmah