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The Living Hindu World
Edited by Sushil Mittal, Gene Thursby
The Living Hindu World documents the range and depth of the Hindu traditions in its many lived manifestations to the present day. It explores the continuing relevance of Hinduism in contemporary life in India and, indeed, throughout the world, covering Hindu material culture in contexts such as...
August 2011 | 978-0-415-45160-4 | Hardback (Routledge)
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Interpreting Devotion: The Poetry and Legacy of a Female Bhakti Saint of India
By Karen Pechilis
This book explores devotional religion through three interpretive gestures: The devotional subjectivity inscribed in the classical poetry of the female saint Karaikkal Ammaiyar; the domestication of her persona in an authoritative medieval hagiography; and present-day tellings of her story in...
August 2011 | 978-0-415-61586-0 | Hardback (Routledge)
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Classical Vaisesika in Indian Philosophy: On Knowing and What is to Be Known
By ShashiPrabha Kumar
Vaisesika is one of the six systems of Hindu philosophy. It represents a pluralistic realism and is usually held to be an atomistic, metaphysical theory. This book explors the basic tenets of the Vaisesika classical school of Indian philosophy from a new perspective. The author argues that it...
July 2011 | 978-0-415-54918-9 | Hardback (Routledge)
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Asceticism and Power in South and Southeast Asia
Edited by Peter Flügel, Gustaaf Houtman
Including analyses by top academics in the field, this book takes a unique look at questions of power and asceticism in the Hindu, Jain and Buddhist traditions of South and Southeast Asia. Ideas about power and purity in these three traditions are crucially related to ascetic practices....
June 2011 | 978-0-415-42384-7 | Hardback (Routledge)
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Hindu Perspectives on Evolution: Darwin, Dharma, and Design
By C. Mackenzie Brown
This book provides new insights into the contemporary creationist-evolution debates by looking at the Hindu cultural-religious traditions of India, the Hindu Dharma traditions. Focusing on the interaction of religion and science in a Hindu context, this book offers a global context for...
June 2011 | 978-0-415-77970-8 | Hardback (Routledge)
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Religion and the Subtle Body in Asia and the West: Between Mind and Body
Edited by Geoffrey Samuel, Jay Johnston
Subtle-body practices are found particularly in Indian, Indo-Tibetan and East Asian societies, but have become increasingly familiar in Western societies, especially through the various healing and yogic techniques and exercises associated with them. Typically, subtle-body practices assume a...
June 2011 | 978-0-415-60811-4 | Hardback (Routledge)
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Hinduism in Practice
Edited by Hillary Rodrigues
Hinduism is rich in fascinating practices. Hinduism in Practice offers students a unique understanding of the living tradition, including discussions of well-known rituals such as the performance of 'puja' and the great festivals of Holi and Divali, to lesser known rites associated with healing or...
April 2011 | 978-0-415-46848-0 | Paperback (Routledge)
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The Politics of Religion in Indonesia: Syncretism, Orthodoxy, and Religious Contention in Java and Bali
Edited by Michel Picard, Rémy Madinier
Within Indonesia, Java and Bali provide a fascinating field of comparison between two neighbouring societies shaped by two rival religions – Islam and Hinduism. Indonesia is a remarkable case study for religious politics. While not being a theocratic country, it is not secular either, as the...
February 2011 | 978-0-415-61311-8 | Hardback (Routledge)
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Tantric Mantras: Studies on Mantrasastra
By Andre Padoux
Making Andre Padoux’ work accessible to an English-speaking readership for the first time, this book provides a systematic and complete overview of the highest scholarly quality on Tantric mantras. It: presents a general summary on the nature of Tantric mantras, their phonetic aspect, structure...
January 2011 | 978-0-415-42386-1 | Hardback (Routledge)