Hinduism

The Life of a Text offers a vivid portrait of one community's interaction with its favorite text-the epic Ramcaritmanas-and the way in which performances of the epic function as a flexible and evolving medium for cultural expression.

Goddess worship has long been a significant aspect of Hinduism.

A richly diverse collection of classical Indian terms for expressing the many moods and subtleties of emotional experienceWords for the Heart is a captivating treasury of emotion terms drawn from some of India's earliest classical languages.

From early Sanskrit rulebooks to the modern codification of ''Hindu law'', the authors examine interactions between Hinduism and law.

From early Sanskrit rulebooks to the modern codification of ''Hindu law'', the authors examine interactions between Hinduism and law.

A riveting account of how a popularly elected leader has steered the world's largest democracy toward authoritarianism and intoleranceOver the past two decades, thanks to Narendra Modi, Hindu nationalism has been coupled with a form of national-populism that has ensured its success at the polls, first in Gujarat and then in India at large.

Does modernity make religion politically irrelevant?

This introduction to Hindu law and jurisprudence questions the traditional perception of law, and reveals law''s close linkage with religion.

This introduction to Hindu law and jurisprudence questions the traditional perception of law, and reveals law''s close linkage with religion.

Angelika Malinar analyses the doctrines of the Bhagavadgita and its historical and cultural contexts.

An examination of the rise of Hindu nationalism in India.

In this book William Gould explores the nature of Hindu nationalism as an ideology and political language.

An ideal resource for courses on Hinduism or world religions, this accessible volume spans the entire field of Hindu studies.

The timeless leadership wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita explained Although it was written well over two thousand years ago, the Bhagavad Gita ("e;Song of God"e;), a revered Hindu religious text, contains an immense wealth of ageless wisdom that speaks directly to the needs of today's business leaders.

The timeless leadership wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita explained Although it was written well over two thousand years ago, the Bhagavad Gita ("e;Song of God"e;), a revered Hindu religious text, contains an immense wealth of ageless wisdom that speaks directly to the needs of today's business leaders.

This examination of Hinduism in the context of modernity will be of interest to all students of Hinduism, as well as to those interested in the sociology and history of religion.

The ethical treatment of non-human animals is an increasingly significant issue, directly affecting how people share the planet with other creatures and visualize themselves within the natural world.

The ethical treatment of non-human animals is an increasingly significant issue, directly affecting how people share the planet with other creatures and visualize themselves within the natural world.

This book analyses the power that religion wields upon the minds of individuals and communities and explores the predominance of language in the actual practice of religion.

This book analyses the power that religion wields upon the minds of individuals and communities and explores the predominance of language in the actual practice of religion.

In Integrative Spirituality, Patrick J.

In Integrative Spirituality, Patrick J.

The Sanskrit narrative text Devi Mahatmya, "e;The Greatness of The Goddess,"e; extols the triumphs of an all-powerful Goddess, Durga, over universe-imperiling demons.

The Sanskrit narrative text Devi Mahatmya, "e;The Greatness of The Goddess,"e; extols the triumphs of an all-powerful Goddess, Durga, over universe-imperiling demons.

The Mahavidyas are the representative Tantric feminine pantheon consisting of ten goddesses.

The Mahavidyas are the representative Tantric feminine pantheon consisting of ten goddesses.

Within the broad Hindu religious tradition, there have been for millennia many subtraditions generically called Vaisnava, who insist that the most appropriate mode of religious faith and experience is bhakti, or devotion, to the supreme personal deity, Visnu.

Within the broad Hindu religious tradition, there have been for millennia many subtraditions generically called Vaisnava, who insist that the most appropriate mode of religious faith and experience is bhakti, or devotion, to the supreme personal deity, Visnu.

This book provides a rigorously researched, critically comparative introduction to yoga.

This book provides a rigorously researched, critically comparative introduction to yoga.

Hinduism and Christianity are different in structure and approach - but have a great deal in common in matters relating to ethics.

Hinduism and Christianity are different in structure and approach - but have a great deal in common in matters relating to ethics.

This book, first published in 1968, is a collection of twenty-five lectures by Swami Prabhavananda, the outstanding scholar and translator of Hindu scriptures.

This book, first published in 1962, is an analysis of the history of the philosophy of a country that has never distinguished philosophy from religion.

'Hinduism' is a term often used to summarize the aspirations of the majority of the Indian people.

This book, first published in 1968, comprises five articles on the immortality of the soul.

This book, first published in 1933, was the first text on the general Hindu attitude to art.

This book, first published in 1968, is a collection of twenty-five lectures by Swami Prabhavananda, the outstanding scholar and translator of Hindu scriptures.

This book, first published in 1962, is an analysis of the history of the philosophy of a country that has never distinguished philosophy from religion.

'Hinduism' is a term often used to summarize the aspirations of the majority of the Indian people.

This book, first published in 1968, comprises five articles on the immortality of the soul.

This book, first published in 1933, was the first text on the general Hindu attitude to art.

This book, first published in 1957, was the first in English to provide a full and clear introduction to one of the most significant of Indian gods, and stresses his supreme role in Indian religion and art.

This work, first published in 1968, presents the fabulous world of Hinduism in its entirety in two volumes.

Indian art, increasingly popular in the west, cannot be fully appreciated without some knowledge of the religious and philosophical background.

This book, first published in 1957, was the first in English to provide a full and clear introduction to one of the most significant of Indian gods, and stresses his supreme role in Indian religion and art.

The Routledge Handbook of South Asian Religions presents critical research, overviews, and case studies on religion in historical South Asia, in the seven nation states of contemporary South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives, and in the South Asian diaspora.

Indian art, increasingly popular in the west, cannot be fully appreciated without some knowledge of the religious and philosophical background.

This work, first published in 1968, presents the fabulous world of Hinduism in its entirety in two volumes.