Hindu life and practice

Light from the East collates letters between Hon.

Light from the East collates letters between Hon.

Mobile Lifeworlds illustrates how the imaginaries and ideals of Western travellers, especially those of untouched nature and spiritual enlightenment, are consistent with media representations of the Himalayan region, romanticism and modernity at large.

Mobile Lifeworlds illustrates how the imaginaries and ideals of Western travellers, especially those of untouched nature and spiritual enlightenment, are consistent with media representations of the Himalayan region, romanticism and modernity at large.

This volume focuses on the religious shrine in western India as an institution of cultural integration in the period spanning 200 BCE to 800 CE.

This volume focuses on the religious shrine in western India as an institution of cultural integration in the period spanning 200 BCE to 800 CE.

Begging, Street Politics and Power explores the complex phenomenon of begging in the context of two different religions and societies in South Asia.

Begging, Street Politics and Power explores the complex phenomenon of begging in the context of two different religions and societies in South Asia.

Dalits, formerly called 'untouchables', remain the most oppressed community in India, and indeed in South Asia and have, until recently, been denied human and civic rights.

Dalits, formerly called 'untouchables', remain the most oppressed community in India, and indeed in South Asia and have, until recently, been denied human and civic rights.

Despite the forces of secularization in Europe, old pilgrimage routes are attracting huge numbers of people and given new meanings in the process.

Despite the forces of secularization in Europe, old pilgrimage routes are attracting huge numbers of people and given new meanings in the process.

Since the beginning of the anthropology of pilgrimage, scant attention has been paid to pilgrimage and pilgrim places in central, eastern and south-eastern Europe.

Since the beginning of the anthropology of pilgrimage, scant attention has been paid to pilgrimage and pilgrim places in central, eastern and south-eastern Europe.

This collection draws on the Mobilities approach to look afresh at notions of the sacred where they intersect with people, objects and other things on the move.

This collection draws on the Mobilities approach to look afresh at notions of the sacred where they intersect with people, objects and other things on the move.

The Vijayanagara Empire flourished in South India between 1336 and 1565.

The Vijayanagara Empire flourished in South India between 1336 and 1565.

The first step-by-step guide to the techniques of Kaula Tantra, the practical yogini path to enlightenment Details the erotic and magical practices of Kaula Tantra as well as the arcane principles to activate each technique Includes a complete translation of the Kaulajnananirnaya Tantra from Sanskrit Explores Kaula techniques for acquiring siddhismagical powersas well as sacred protection and black magic practicesWritten in the 8th century by the sage Matsyendranatha, the Kaulajnananirnaya Tantra records the secret erotic and magical practices of the Yogini Kaula tradition, a tradition focused on practical methods for attaining enlightenment.

First published in 1929, this book was intended to explain, "e;with documentary evidence"e;, the main principles and ideas for which Gandhi had stood over the course of his career up until that point.

First published in 1929, this book was intended to explain, "e;with documentary evidence"e;, the main principles and ideas for which Gandhi had stood over the course of his career up until that point.

Of the five major sociologists whose views on Indian society are assessed in this work, originally published in 1979, Marx and Weber made a special study of the subject and had something definite to say about the future of Indian society.

Of the five major sociologists whose views on Indian society are assessed in this work, originally published in 1979, Marx and Weber made a special study of the subject and had something definite to say about the future of Indian society.

This book describes Buddhist-Yogic ideas in relation to those of contemporary Western psychology.

This book describes Buddhist-Yogic ideas in relation to those of contemporary Western psychology.

Sustaining a Hindu universe at an everyday life level requires an extraordinary range of religious specialists and ritual paraphernalia.

Sustaining a Hindu universe at an everyday life level requires an extraordinary range of religious specialists and ritual paraphernalia.

A remarkable record of a pilgrimage through Turkey, Greece and the Levant.

A remarkable record of a pilgrimage through Turkey, Greece and the Levant.

The text examines the role of the Hindu tradition in the ideology and methodology of the Indian women's movement.

The text examines the role of the Hindu tradition in the ideology and methodology of the Indian women's movement.

The Western image of Tibet as a sacred land is in many ways a mythical construction.

The Western image of Tibet as a sacred land is in many ways a mythical construction.

This book examines in rich detail the neglected topic of female ascetics.

This book examines in rich detail the neglected topic of female ascetics.

Study of some 150 Hindu families (and about 1000 persons) living in Edinburgh, and particularly about the fact that two associations exist among them, one of which is based on activities at a temple.

Study of some 150 Hindu families (and about 1000 persons) living in Edinburgh, and particularly about the fact that two associations exist among them, one of which is based on activities at a temple.

Providing a systematic and complete overview of the highest scholarly quality on Tantric mantras in Hinduism, this book presents a summary on the nature of Tantric mantras, their phonetic aspect, structure and classifications.

Providing a systematic and complete overview of the highest scholarly quality on Tantric mantras in Hinduism, this book presents a summary on the nature of Tantric mantras, their phonetic aspect, structure and classifications.

Drawing on personal experiences of Hinduism on the ground, this book provides a reflective context within which religious practices can be understood and appreciated.

Drawing on personal experiences of Hinduism on the ground, this book provides a reflective context within which religious practices can be understood and appreciated.

What would it mean to conceive of the sacred as a source of knowledge that is as vital as the secular?

What would it mean to conceive of the sacred as a source of knowledge that is as vital as the secular?

Devotion is a category of expression in many of the world's religious traditions.

Devotion is a category of expression in many of the world's religious traditions.

Hinduism outside the Indian subcontinent represents a contrasting and scattered community.

Hinduism outside the Indian subcontinent represents a contrasting and scattered community.

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.

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.

First Published in 2005.