Hinduism

A detailed case study of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Britain.

A detailed case study of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Britain.

This book focuses on the analysis of pure consciousness as found in Advaita Vedanta, one of the main schools of Indian philosophy.

This book focuses on the analysis of pure consciousness as found in Advaita Vedanta, one of the main schools of Indian philosophy.

Religion in India is an ideal first introduction to India's fascinating and varied religious history.

Religion in India is an ideal first introduction to India's fascinating and varied religious history.

How do text, performance, and rhetoric simultaneously reflect and challenge notions of distinct community and religious identities?

How do text, performance, and rhetoric simultaneously reflect and challenge notions of distinct community and religious identities?

This book explores the dynamics of caste in Bollywood and popular Hindi cinema through an examination of the representation of Dalits since the 1930s.

Julius Lipner's Hindus is widely recognised as essential reading for everyone wishing to understand one of the world's great religious traditions.

Julius Lipner's Hindus is widely recognised as essential reading for everyone wishing to understand one of the world's great religious traditions.

This book accounts for the origin and evolution of the nature and roles of women within the Hindu belief system.

This book accounts for the origin and evolution of the nature and roles of women within the Hindu belief system.

The Encyclopedia of Hinduism contains over 900 entries reflecting recent advances in scholarship which have raised new theoretical and methodological issues as well as identifying new areas of study which have not been addressed previously.

The Encyclopedia of Hinduism contains over 900 entries reflecting recent advances in scholarship which have raised new theoretical and methodological issues as well as identifying new areas of study which have not been addressed previously.

This book critically assesses recent debates about the colonial construction of Hinduism.

This book critically assesses recent debates about the colonial construction of Hinduism.

For the first time, this influential study by Ludwig Alsdorf is made available to an English speaking audience, translated by Bal Patil.

For the first time, this influential study by Ludwig Alsdorf is made available to an English speaking audience, translated by Bal Patil.

Both in everyday language and religious metaphor, the heart often embodies the true self and is considered to be the seat of emotion in many cultures.

Both in everyday language and religious metaphor, the heart often embodies the true self and is considered to be the seat of emotion in many cultures.

The Ramayana, an ancient epic of India, with audiences across vast stretches of time and geography, continues to influence numberless readers socially and morally through its many re-tellings.

The Ramayana, an ancient epic of India, with audiences across vast stretches of time and geography, continues to influence numberless readers socially and morally through its many re-tellings.

Vaisesika is one of the six systems of Hindu philosophy.

Vaisesika is one of the six systems of Hindu philosophy.

This book offers a critical re-examination of the relationship between caste and class.

Hinduism in the Modern World presents a new and unprecedented attempt to survey the nature, range, and significance of modern and contemporary Hinduism in South Asia and the global diaspora.

Hinduism in the Modern World presents a new and unprecedented attempt to survey the nature, range, and significance of modern and contemporary Hinduism in South Asia and the global diaspora.

The "e;Scholastic Problem"e; was the focus of much debate in Islam for some centuries before it became the chief crux of learned discussion in medieval Christianity.

The "e;Scholastic Problem"e; was the focus of much debate in Islam for some centuries before it became the chief crux of learned discussion in medieval Christianity.

This book provides a close-up account of a singular woman's life and work.

Traditionally, research on the history of Asian religions has been marked by a bias for literary evidence, privileging canonical texts penned in 'classical' languages.

Traditionally, research on the history of Asian religions has been marked by a bias for literary evidence, privileging canonical texts penned in 'classical' languages.

Confucian Reflections: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times is about the early Chinese Confucian classic the "e;Analects"e; Lunyu, attributed to the founder of the Confucian tradition, Kongzi (551-479 bce) and who is more commonly referred to as "e;Confucius"e; in the West.

Confucian Reflections: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times is about the early Chinese Confucian classic the "e;Analects"e; Lunyu, attributed to the founder of the Confucian tradition, Kongzi (551-479 bce) and who is more commonly referred to as "e;Confucius"e; in the West.

The speed and scale of urbanisation in India is unprecedented almost anywhere in the world and has tremendous global implications.

The speed and scale of urbanisation in India is unprecedented almost anywhere in the world and has tremendous global implications.

This book presents an intellectual history of today's Muslim world, surveying contemporary Muslim thinking in its various manifestations, addressing a variety of themes that impact on the lives of present-day Muslims.

This book presents an intellectual history of today's Muslim world, surveying contemporary Muslim thinking in its various manifestations, addressing a variety of themes that impact on the lives of present-day Muslims.

First Published in 1990.

First Published in 1990.

What is Sufism?

What is Sufism?

Interfaith Dialogue and Mystical Consciousness in India is a research inquiry in interfaith studies that uses hermeneutical phenomenology to address vexing issues arising in the study of mysticism and enlightened sages.

Orientalism and Religion offers us a timely discussion of the implications of contemporary post-colonial theory for the study of religion.

Orientalism and Religion offers us a timely discussion of the implications of contemporary post-colonial theory for the study of religion.

The Hindu World is the most complete, authoritative and up-to-date one-volume guide to Hindu faith and culture available today.

The Hindu World is the most complete, authoritative and up-to-date one-volume guide to Hindu faith and culture available today.

Schon als kleines Kind wird Sabrina auf eine harte Probe gestellt.

Originally published in 1969.