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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism
In this book, the author presents in historical outline, the
genesis, development and structural analysis of the Tantric
tradition in India and its place in the Indian religious and
philosophical systems. It studies the different aspects of
Tantrism, its vastness and intricacies, its heterogeneous and
contradictory elements and gives a historical perspective to the
conglomeration of ideas and practices through space and time. After
an introduction to the meaning of Tantra, the work outlines the
various texts which comprise Tantric literature. The development of
Tantrism is traced from pre-Vedic times through the Vedic,
post-Vedic, early Buddhist and Jain periods down to the evolution
of the concept of Sakti in Indian religious thinking. The sequence
is carried forward by a study of the development of Tantric
Buddhism in India and Tantric Ideas and practices in medieval
religious systems. The Lokayata tradition and its connection with
Tantrism and finally the emergence of sophisticated Tantras with
Sakta orientation completes this historical study of Tantrism
through the ages. This important work also incorporates a review on
Tantric art and a glossary of Tantric technical terms with
reference to text, and intermeniaries.
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Kardaliban
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Kshitij Patukale
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R886
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The 7 chakras located along your spine up to the crown of your head
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Read the story of two worlds that converge: one of Hindu immigrants
in America who want to preserve their traditions and pass them on
to their children in a new and foreign land, and one of American
spiritual seekers who find that the traditions of India fulfil
their most deeply held aspirations. Learn about the theoretical
approaches to Hinduism in America, the question of orientalism, and
"the invention of Hinduism." The book discusses: * the history of
Hinduism and its journey to America * how concepts like karma,
rebirth, meditation and yoga have infiltrated and influenced the
American consciousness * Hindu temples in North America * the
influence of Hinduism on vegetarianism and religious pluralism *
the emergence of an increasingly assertive socially and politically
active American Hinduism. Hinduism in America contains 30 images,
chapter summaries, a glossary, study questions, and suggestions for
further reading.
The collection of Ananda Coomaraswamy essays taken from several
volumes presents a full interlinking of not only Vedic texts and
their exegetical texts in the Indian tradition itself but also of
the related metaphysical texts in other traditons. The essays are
similar in character and although written on random topics bear
upon unity of thought and reflect single minded contemplation of
him. the volume opens up a new vista of interpreting the Vedic lore
This volume presents a detailed ethnographic study of rural
Paraiyar communities in South India, focusing on their religions
and cultural identity. Formerly known as Dalits, or Untouchables,
these are a largely socially marginalised group living within a
dynamic and complex social matrix dominated by the caste system and
its social and religious implications in India. Through examining
Paraiyar Christian communities, the author provides a comprehensive
understanding of Paraiyar religious worldviews within the dominant
Hindu religious worldview. In contrast to existing research, this
volume places the Paraiyars within their wider social context,
ascribed and achieved identity, religious symbolism and ritual and
negotiation of social boundaries. In arguing that the Paraiyars
help us to understand religion as 'lived', the author removes the
concept 'religion' from the reified forms it so often obtains in
textbooks. Instead, Jeremiah demonstrates that it is only in local
and specific contexts, as opposed to essentialised notions, that
'religion' either makes any sense or that theories concerning it
can be tested.
Originally published in 1864. Author: H. H. Wilson, M.A., F.R.S.,
Language: English Keywords: Religion / Hinduism Translated from the
original Sanskrit. Many of the earliest books, particularly those
dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and
increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these
classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using
the original text and artwork.
Originally published in 1931, this is a systematic and
comprehensive history of caste in India and its influence on Hindu
law, social institutions and society as a whole. Many of the
earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and
before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.
Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in
affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text
and artwork. Contents Include: The Caste System - Caste in the
Rigveda - Caste during the Brahmana Period - Caste in the Sutras -
Caste in the Sutras Continued - Appendix - Verifications from
Non-Brahmanical Writings - Caste in Early Buddhist Literature -
Caste in Greek Accounts - Bibliography
This study revisits one of the most extensive examples of the
spread of ideas in the history of civilization: the diffusion of
Indian religious and political ideas to Southeast Asia before the
advent of Islam and European colonialism. Hindu and Buddhist
concepts and symbols of kingship and statecraft helped to
legitimize Southeast Asian rulers, and transform the political
institutions and authority of Southeast Asia. But the process of
this diffusion was not accompanied by imperialism, political
hegemony, or "colonization" as conventionally understood. This book
investigates different explanations of the spread of Indian ideas
offered by scholars, including why and how it occurred and what
were its key political and institutional outcomes. It challenges
the view that strategic competition is a recurring phenomenon when
civilizations encounter each other.
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