Author: Wendy DonigerPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719018664
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Textual Sources for the Study of Hinduism
Author: Wendy DonigerPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719018664
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Textual Sources for the Study of Hinduism
Author: Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226618471
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
"A wider range than usual of Sanskrit texts: not only interesting Vedic, epic, and mythological texts but also a good sampling of ritual and ethical texts. . . . There are also extracts from texts usually neglected, such as medical treatises, works on practical politics, and guides to love and marriage. . . . Readings from the vernacular Hindi, Bengali, and Tamil traditions [serve to] enrich the collection and demonstrate how Hinduism flourished not just in Sanskrit but also in its many mother tongues."—Francis X. Clooney, Journal of Asian Studies
Hindu Primary Sources
Author: Carl OlsonPublisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813540704
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Bringing together texts from a variety of sectarian traditions, this reader provides the broadest selection of primary source Hindu literature available to date. The volume is divided into two major parts. The first section presents selections that explore major themes in classical Sanskrit traditions, including those in the Vedic, Upanisadic, and Dharma literatures, as well as the classical philosophical-religious schools. The second part includes selections that highlight the sectarian and devotional movements related to major deities such as Vishnu, Shiva, Krishna, Rama, Sant, Tantra, and the goddess figures. In addition to a general introductory chapter on Indian literature, each major section is introduced by an essay that places the selections within the context of Hindu history. This comprehensive reader stands on its own as an indispensable anthology of original textual sources for courses in Hinduism, while also serving as a companion volume to the text The Many Colors of Hinduism: A Thematic-Historical Introduction.
Pilgrimage in the Hindu Tradition
Author: Knut A. JacobsenPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136240314
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Salvific space is one of the central ideas in the Hindu traditions of pilgrimage, and concerns the ability of space, especially sites associated with bodies of water such as rivers and lakes, to grant salvific rewards. Focusing on religious, historical and sociological questions about the phenomenon, this book investigates the narratives, rituals, history and structures of salvific space, and looks at how it became a central feature of Hinduism. Arguing that salvific power of place became a major dimension of Hinduism through a development in several stages, the book analyses the historical process of how salvific space and pilgrimage in the Hindu tradition developed. It discusses how the traditions of salvific space exemplify the decentred polycentrism that defines Hinduism. The book uses original data from field research, as well as drawing on main textual sources such as Mahābhārata, the Purāṇas, the medieval digests on pilgrimage places (tīrthas), and a number of Sthalapurāṇas and Māhātmyas praising the salvific power of the place. By looking at some of the contradictions in and challenges to the tradition of Hindu salvific space in history and in contemporary India, the book is a useful study on Hinduism and South Asian Studies.
The Oxford History of Hinduism
Author: Gavin FloodPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019873350X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 501
Book Description
An authoritative collection on the history of Hindu religious practices. Hindu Practice considers traditions of asceticism, yoga, and devotion, including dance and music, developed in Hinduism over long periods of time.
The Hindus
Author: Wendy DonigerPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781594202056
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 808
Book Description
An engrossing and definitive narrative account of history and myth that offers a new way of understanding one of the world's oldest major religions, The Hindus elucidates the relationship between recorded history and imaginary worlds. The Hindus brings a fascinating multiplicity of actors and stories to the stage to show how brilliant and creative thinkers have kept Hinduism alive in ways that other scholars have not fully explored. In this unique and authoritative account, debates about Hindu traditions become platforms to consider history as a whole.
Historical Dictionary of Hinduism
Author: Jeffery D. LongPublisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810879603
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
The Historical Dictionary of Hinduism relates the history of Hinduism through a chronology, an introductory essay, photos, an extensive bibliography, and over 1,000 cross referenced dictionary entries on Hindu terminology, names of major historical figures and movements, gods and goddesses, prominent temples, terms for items used in Hindu practice, major texts, philosophical concepts, and more. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Hinduism.
Zoroastrianism
Author: Mary BoycePublisher:
ISBN: 9780939214907
Category : Zoroastrianism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Textual Sources for the Study of Hinduism
Author: Wendy DonigerPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719018664
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Sonic Theology
Author: Guy L. BeckPublisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120812611
Category : Hinduism
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description