Hinduism

Unfinished Gestures presents the social and cultural history of courtesans in South India who are generally called devadasis, focusing on their encounters with colonial modernity in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

This is the first systematic study of Mohandas Gandhi's conception of religion and of his personal religious practices to be based on the ninety volumes of his Collected Works.

Contemporary debates on "e;mansplaining"e; foreground the authority enjoyed by male speech, and highlight the way it projects listening as the responsibility of the dominated, and speech as the privilege of the dominant.

1971 erklärte der Internationale Gerichtshof das Südafrika übertragene Mandat über Namibia für völkerrechtswidrig.

Ownership and Inheritance in Sanskrit Jurisprudence provides an account of various theories of ownership (svatva) and inheritance (daya) in Sanskrit jurisprudential literature (Dharmasastra).

This volume explores the inherent pluralism of Hinduism through ethnographic and philosophical evidence as presented in the Journal of Anthropological Society of Bombay.

Übertritte muslimischer Flüchtlinge zum christlichen Glauben sind ins Blickfeld der Öffentlichkeit gerückt und zum Gegenstand von Asylverfahren geworden.

The Indian sage Ramana Maharshi (1879- 1950) is perhaps the most widely known Indian spiritual figure of the last century, second only to Gandhi.

This book on the Tripurarahasya, a South Indian Sanskrit work which occupies a unique place in the Sakta literature, is a study of the Srividya and Sakta traditions in the context of South Indian intellectual history in the late middle ages.

This is the full edition of the early Upanisads, the central scriptures of Hinduism.

Because the World Matters.

Negotiating Identity addresses the missiological problem of why the Hakka Chinese Christian community in Taiwan is so small despite evangelistic efforts there for more than 140 years.

With a history of over three and a half millennia, and over 800 million adherents, Hinduism is one of the world's largest and most diverse religious traditions.

On the Road to Siangyang tells the story of a Swedish immigrant church in America undertaking, soon after its organization, a mission to central China that would last nearly sixty years, from 1890 to 1949, when Christian missionaries had to leave the Chinese Mainland upon the establishment of the People's Republic.

Moving to the Margins with Amy CarmichaelFollow in the footsteps of Amy Carmichael, whose defiance against injustice shined a light in Indias darkest corners.

This book offers a focused examination of the Bengali Vaisnava tradition in its manifold forms in the pivotal context of British colonialism in South Asia.

Why have so many churches started community gardens over the past decade?

Hinduism has two major roots.

Over the last decade, interreligious and interfaith studies have flourished in religion and theology departments, emphasizing the value of religious literacy for professional, vocational, and civic leadership.

Missiology Permeated with Theological ReflectionThis volume is the culmination of Van Engens teachings, but takes us to an even deeper level.

This publication provides readers with an introduction to Hindu texts and scriptures, including Vedas and its major subdivisional texts.

Hinduism is, in many respects a unique phenomenon in the History of World Religions.

Aimed at scholars and students of missiology, this book consider missions through the lens of 'prophetic dialogue'.

The book presents the results of research carried out in recent years on the temples founded by the Birla family in northern and central India.

This in-depth study of the classical Hindi tradition brings the world of Mughal-era poetry and court culture alive for an English readership.

India as colourful and vibrant, a land as diverse as its people.

Stories From a Missionary Family in TajikistanHow would a young American missionary family react when immersed in the heart of remote Tajikistan?

Joy and Perseverance for Women in Cross-Cultural MinistryMore Screams, Different Deserts is another invitation to join Sue on her adventures in cross-cultural living and biblical studies that have helped her along the way.

Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad offers illuminating new perspectives on contemporary phenomenological theories of body and subjectivity, based on studies of classical Indian texts that deal with bodily subjectivity.

Somewhere in the mists of time, between history and hagiography, stands the great evangelist and missionary St.

This volume presents a comparison of seven major religious reformers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: For Islam, Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani, Muhammad 'Abduh and Muhammad Rashid Rida; for Hinduism, Dayananda Sarasvati and Swami Shraddhananda; for Confucianism, K'ang Yu-wei and Liang Ch'i-ch'ao.

In this work, Brian Philip Dunn focuses on the embodiment theology of the South Indian theologian, A.

Holy Quran is the most-read book in the world.

Catholic Social Teaching is a relatively new and growing body of theology.

How to Be a SuccessParamhansa YoganandaIs there a power that can reveal hidden veins of riches and uncover treasures of which we never dreamed?

This book studies the relevance of dowry as a customary practice in Indian marriages.

The story of how Europe was converted to Christianity from 300AD until the barbarian Lithuanians finally capitulated at the astonishingly late date of 1386.

Bhandarkar's Vaisnavism, Saivism and Minor Religious Systems, first published in 1913, explores the origins of Vaishnavism by examining its sources of religion, aspects of the Mahabharata, and the Cult of Rama.

His birthday was once celebrated as a national holiday and his portrait once adorned the walls of almost every classroom in the United States.

Vaisesika is one of the six systems of Hindu philosophy.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

Too Soon to CelebrateToo Soon to QuitLord, why another mission agency?

Hinduism is, in many respects a unique phenomenon in the History of World Religions.

This is the first book to address the social organisation of modern yoga practice as a primary focus of investigation and to undertake a comparative analysis to explore why certain styles of yoga have successfully transcended geographical boundaries and endured over time, whilst others have dwindled and failed.

A Convergent Model of Renewal addresses a perceived crisis for faith traditions.