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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism

Walking with Pilgrims - The Kanwar Pilgrimage of Bihar, Jharkhand and the Terai of Nepal (Hardcover): Ruma Bose Walking with Pilgrims - The Kanwar Pilgrimage of Bihar, Jharkhand and the Terai of Nepal (Hardcover)
Ruma Bose
R4,469 Discovery Miles 44 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume makes a contribution to understanding pilgrimage, not as a transient activity at the margins of daily life, but as an event grounded firmly in the physical, symbolic and social experience of the everyday world. The vital relationship between pilgrimage and society is explored via a focus on a specific pilgrimage - the Kanwar pilgrimage of Bihar and Jharkhand in India and the southeast Terai of Nepal. The rising popularity of this old but relatively unknown pilgrimage is striking and reflects profound changes in caste, class and gender relation ships, subjectivity and notions of work in a modern economy. Through the lens of pilgrimage and pilgrims, the book explores the everyday context of life in parts of rural Bihar and southeast Nepal, questions about agency and desire in Hinduism, and the meaning given to symbolic life in a changing world. This requires an integrative approach looking beyond the performance of the pilgrimage to the historical, economic and social-cultural context. The volume underscores the role of popular and local history in understanding the life and popularity of a complex phenomenon, such as the pilgrimage today. Equal importance is given to the geography and climatic conditions, for natural rhythms such as that of rains, rivers, planetary movements, were and still are, intimately entwined with the agricultural, socio-economic and ritual cycles. The particular experience of the world that this engenders and its relationship to the pilgrimage is described through the active voice of the pilgrims and descriptions of rites, some new and many fast disappearing. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Shakti's New Voice - Guru Devotion in a Woman-Led Spiritual Movement (Hardcover): Angela Rudert Shakti's New Voice - Guru Devotion in a Woman-Led Spiritual Movement (Hardcover)
Angela Rudert
R2,670 Discovery Miles 26 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Shakti's New Voice is the first comprehensive study of Anandmurti Gurumaa, a widely popular contemporary female guru from north India known for offering spiritual teachings and music on satellite television and the Internet. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork and religious-historical research-as well as unexpected and unprecedented outsider contact with the guru-Angela Rudert offers an intimate portrait of "Gurumaa" that will be of interest to the guru's admirers as well as to scholars. To examine Gurumaa's innovation, Rudert turns to examples drawn from fieldwork research in the guru's ashram and from other locations in India and in the United States. These examples specifically discuss Gurumaa's religious pluralism, her gender activism, and her embrace of new media, in order to illuminate elements of continuity and change within the time-honored South Asian tradition of guru-bhakti, devotion to the guru. Raised in a Sikh family, educated in a Catholic convent school and understood to have attained her enlightenment in Vrindavan, the famous Hindu pilgrimage site of Lord Krishna's divine play, Gurumaa refuses identification with any particular religious tradition, or "ism," yet her teachings draw from many. She speaks strongly, often harshly, about contemporary issues of gender inequality, while calling for women's empowerment, and she has established a non-governmental organization called Shakti to promote girls' education in India. In the case of Anandmurti Gurumaa and those spiritual seekers in her fold, innovations and re-interpretations of tradition come from within the pluralistic setting of Indian religiosity, while they exist and act within a global religious milieu.

Asceticism and Its Critics - Historical Accounts and Comparative Perspectives (Hardcover): Oliver Freiberger Asceticism and Its Critics - Historical Accounts and Comparative Perspectives (Hardcover)
Oliver Freiberger
R3,712 Discovery Miles 37 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Scholars of religion have always been fascinated by asceticism. Some have even regarded this radical way of life-- the withdrawal from the world, combined with practices that seriously affect basic bodily needs, up to extreme forms of self-mortification --as the ultimate form of a true religious quest. This view is rooted in hagiographic descriptions of prominent ascetics and in other literary accounts that praise the ascetic life-style. Scholars have often overlooked, however, that in the history of religions ascetic beliefs and practices have also been strongly criticized, by followers of the same religious tradition as well as by outsiders. The respective sources provide sufficient evidence of such critical strands but surprisingly as yet no attempt has been made to analyze this criticism of asceticism systematically. This book is a first attempt of filling this gap. Ten studies present cases from both Asian and European traditions: classical and medieval Hinduism, early and contemporary Buddhism in South and East Asia, European antiquity, early and medieval Christianity, and 19th/20th century Aryan religion. Focusing on the critics of asceticism, their motives, their arguments, and the targets of their critique, these studies provide a broad range of issues for comparison. They suggest that the critique of asceticism is based on a worldview differing from and competing with the ascetic worldview, often in one and the same historical context. The book demonstrates that examining the critics of asceticism helps understand better the complexity of religious traditions and their cultural contexts. The comparative analysis, moreover, shows that the criticism of asceticism reflects areligious worldview as significant and widespread in the history of religions as asceticism itself is.

Early Buddhist Society - The World of Gautama Buddha (Hardcover): Xinru Liu Early Buddhist Society - The World of Gautama Buddha (Hardcover)
Xinru Liu
R1,967 Discovery Miles 19 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Illustrated Dictionary of Hindu Iconography (Hardcover): Margaret Stutley The Illustrated Dictionary of Hindu Iconography (Hardcover)
Margaret Stutley
R3,419 Discovery Miles 34 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

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 1985, covers all aspects of Hindu iconography, and explains that its roots lie far back in the style of prehistoric art. The dictionary demonstrates the rich profusion of cults, divinities, symbols, sects and philosophical views encompassed by the Hindu religious tradition.

Vedic Practice, Ritual Studies and Jaimini's Mimamsasutras - Dharma and the Enjoined Subject (Hardcover): Samuel G. Ngaihte Vedic Practice, Ritual Studies and Jaimini's Mimamsasutras - Dharma and the Enjoined Subject (Hardcover)
Samuel G. Ngaihte
R4,472 Discovery Miles 44 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Drawing on insights from Indian intellectual tradition, this book examines the conception of dharma by Jaimini in his Mimamsasutras, assessing its contemporary relevance, particularly within ritual scholarship. Presenting a hermeneutical re-reading of the text, it investigates the theme of the relationship between subjectivity and tradition in the discussion of dharma, bringing it into conversation with contemporary discourses on ritual. The primary argument offered is that Jaimini's conception of dharma can be read as a philosophy of Vedic practice, centred on the enjoinment of the subject, whose stages of transformation possess the structure of a hermeneutic tradition. Offering both substantive and methodological insights into the contentions within the contemporary study of ritual, this book will be of interest to researchers in the fields of Hindu studies, ritual studies, Asian religion, and South Asian studies.

The Hindu View of Art (Hardcover): Mulk Raj Anand The Hindu View of Art (Hardcover)
Mulk Raj Anand; Introduction by Eric Gill
R3,420 Discovery Miles 34 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book, first published in 1933, was the first text on the general Hindu attitude to art. It sums up under the wider title of the Hindu view of art all such considerations - religious, philosophic, sociological, aesthetic and technical - as might be helpful for the understanding of Indian art.

Religion in Practice (Hardcover): Swami Prabhavananda Religion in Practice (Hardcover)
Swami Prabhavananda; Introduction by Christopher Isherwood
R3,423 Discovery Miles 34 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book, first published in 1968, is a collection of twenty-five lectures by Swami Prabhavananda, the outstanding scholar and translator of Hindu scriptures. They present a direct and pragmatic approach to spiritual life, and a clear guide to Hinduism.

The Loves of Krishna - In Indian Painting and Poetry (Hardcover): W. G Archer The Loves of Krishna - In Indian Painting and Poetry (Hardcover)
W. G Archer
R3,426 Discovery Miles 34 260 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

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 book relates the full Krishna story, explaining his role in Indian religion, and traces the history of Krishna in Indian painting. There are 39 plates of Indian pictures, each accompanied by a commentary by the author, revealing a wealth of subtle and poetic detail.

Studies in Hindu Law and Dharmasastra (Hardcover, New): Ludo Rocher Studies in Hindu Law and Dharmasastra (Hardcover, New)
Ludo Rocher; Edited by Donald R. Davis Jr.; Foreword by Richard W. Lariviere
R2,392 Discovery Miles 23 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The main sources for an understanding of classical Hindu law are the Sanskrit treatises on religious and legal duties, known as the Dharma stras. In this collection of his major studies in the field, Ludo Rocher presents analytical and interpretive essays on a wide range of topics, from general themes such as the nature of Hindu law and Anglo-Hindu law to technical matters including word studies and text criticism. Rocher's deep engagement with the language and worldview of the authors in the Dharma stra tradition yields distinctive and corrective contributions to the field, which are informed by knowledge both of the Indian grammatical tradition and of Roman and civil law. Davis's introduction presents an interpretative account of Rocher's many contributions to the field, organized around the themes that recur in his work, and examines his key advances, both methodological and substantive. Comparisons and contrasts between Rocher's ideas and those of his Indological colleagues serve to place him in the context of a scholarly tradition, while Rocher's fundamental view that the Dharma stra is first and foremost a scholarly and scholastic tradition, rather than a practical legal one, is also explored. This invaluable collection serves both as summary review of the ideas of Rocher, a leading authority in the field, and as a critical evaluation of the impact of these ideas on the present study of law and Indology.

Kali in Bengali Lives - Narratives of Religious Experience (Hardcover): Suchitra Samanta Kali in Bengali Lives - Narratives of Religious Experience (Hardcover)
Suchitra Samanta; Foreword by Susan McKinnon
R2,286 Discovery Miles 22 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In Kali in Bengali Lives, Suchitra Samanta examines Bengalis' personal narratives of Kali devotion in the Bhakti tradition. These personal experiences, including miraculous encounters, reflect on broader understandings of divine power. Where the revelatory experience has long been validated in Indian epistemology, the devotees' own interpretive framework provides continuity within a paradigm of devotion and of the miraculous experience as intuitive insight (anubhuti) into a larger truth. Through these unique insights, the miraculous experience is felt in its emotional power, remembered, and reflected upon. The narratives speak to how the meaning of a religious figure, Kali, becomes personally significant and ultimately transformative of the devotee's self.

Christian and Hindu Ethics (Hardcover): Shivesh Chandra Thakur Christian and Hindu Ethics (Hardcover)
Shivesh Chandra Thakur
R3,420 Discovery Miles 34 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

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 1969, is the first systematic and detailed work which attempts to bring out both the differences and similarities. The author selects some of the fundamental problems of philosophical ethics, such as the moral law - its authority and sources, moral effort and human freedom, moral failure and responsibility - and explores the respective answers of Hinduism and Christianity.

The Mahabharata (Box Set) (Book): Bibek Debroy The Mahabharata (Box Set) (Book)
Bibek Debroy
R4,615 Discovery Miles 46 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Archaeology of Sacred Spaces - The temple in western India, 2nd century BCE-8th century CE (Paperback): Susan Verma Mishra,... The Archaeology of Sacred Spaces - The temple in western India, 2nd century BCE-8th century CE (Paperback)
Susan Verma Mishra, Himanshu Prabha Ray
R1,497 Discovery Miles 14 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume focuses on the religious shrine in western India as an institution of cultural integration in the period spanning 200 BCE to 800 CE. It presents an analysis of religious architecture at multiple levels, both temporal and spatial, and distinguishes it as a ritual instrument that integrates individuals and communities into a cultural fabr

The Bhagavad-Gita for the Modern Reader - History, interpretations and philosophy (Paperback): M.V. Nadkarni The Bhagavad-Gita for the Modern Reader - History, interpretations and philosophy (Paperback)
M.V. Nadkarni
R1,385 Discovery Miles 13 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What is the Bhagavad-Gita? Is it just a religious text? When was it composed? How relevant is it to the modern world? This book answers these foundational questions and goes beyond. It critically examines the Bhagavad-Gita in terms of its liberal, humanist and inclusive appeal, bringing out its significance for the present times and novel applicati

Revival: Caste (1950) - A Comparative Study (Paperback): Arthur Maurice Hocart Revival: Caste (1950) - A Comparative Study (Paperback)
Arthur Maurice Hocart
R1,317 Discovery Miles 13 170 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The aim of this book is to persuade the reader that the Indian caste system is not the isolated phenomenon it is often thought to be. But a species of a very widespread genus. Not being an isolated phenomenon, it cannot be understood in isolation; it will merely be misunderstood. More than once it will be shown in these pages how localised specialism leads why from the truth and comparative study returns to it. Comparison also saves time by cutting the tangled knots which controversy ties round texts.

The Spiritual Heritage of India (Hardcover): Swami Prabhavananda The Spiritual Heritage of India (Hardcover)
Swami Prabhavananda
R3,586 Discovery Miles 35 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

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. Indian philosophy is not merely metaphysical speculation, but has its foundation in immediate perception. This insistence upon immediate perception rather than abstract reasoning is what distinguishes the Indian philosophy of religion from philosophy as Western nations know it.

A Dictionary of Hinduism - Its Mythology, Folklore and Development 1500 B.C.-A.D. 1500 (Hardcover): Margaret and James Stutley A Dictionary of Hinduism - Its Mythology, Folklore and Development 1500 B.C.-A.D. 1500 (Hardcover)
Margaret and James Stutley
R3,569 Discovery Miles 35 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

'Hinduism' is a term often used to summarize the aspirations of the majority of the Indian people. But any simple definition of it is difficult, if not impossible. This is partly owing to the nuances of the Sanskrit language, in which many texts are written, and partly to the too literal interpretation of Hindu imagery and mythology that often veils its real significance. This book, first published in 1977, is an essential reference source that goes some way to clarifying the difficulties of understanding Hinduism.

Man in Search of Immortality - Testimonials from the Hindu Scriptures (Hardcover): Swami Nikhilananda Man in Search of Immortality - Testimonials from the Hindu Scriptures (Hardcover)
Swami Nikhilananda
R2,818 Discovery Miles 28 180 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book, first published in 1968, comprises five articles on the immortality of the soul. According to Hindu tradition this immortality cannot be proved by the scientific method of reasoning - it is based upon scriptural evidence and on the direct experience of enlightened souls. These articles examine the Hindu tradition and provide reasoned support to the scriptures and experiences.

Hindu World - An Encyclopedic Survey of Hinduism. In Two Volumes. Volume II M-Z (Hardcover): Benjamin Walker Hindu World - An Encyclopedic Survey of Hinduism. In Two Volumes. Volume II M-Z (Hardcover)
Benjamin Walker
R6,774 Discovery Miles 67 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This work, first published in 1968, presents the fabulous world of Hinduism in its entirety in two volumes. It is the first general encyclopedia of Hinduism covering every major aspect of Hindu life and thought, embodying the results of modern scholarship yet not ignoring the traditional point of view. It contains over 700 articles, each of which gives a comprehensive account of the subject, and by a system of cross references interlinks all topics related to it, so that a single theme may be traced in all its ramifications through the whole book. An index of over 8,000 items, which in itself forms a veritable treasury of Sanskrit terms and names, will further assist the researcher finding their way among the lesser topics treated in the work.

The Bhagavad-Gita for the Modern Reader - History, Interpretations and Philosophy (Hardcover, 2nd edition): M.V. Nadkarni The Bhagavad-Gita for the Modern Reader - History, Interpretations and Philosophy (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
M.V. Nadkarni
R4,169 Discovery Miles 41 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What is the Bhagavad-Gita? Is it just a religious text? When was it composed? How relevant is it to the modern world? This book answers these foundational questions and more. It critically examines the Bhagavad-Gita in terms of its liberal, humanist and inclusive appeal, bringing out its significance for both present times and novel applications. The author elaborates the philosophy underlying the text as well as its ethical and spiritual implications. He also responds to criticisms that have been levelled against the text by Ambedkar, D. D. Kosambi and, more recently, Amartya Sen. With additional material including chapter summaries of the Bhagavad-Gita, the second edition of the volume proposes new ways of utilising the text in diverse fields, such as business and management and scientific research. Eclectic and accessible, this work will be of interest to scholars of philosophy, religion, history, business and management studies, as well as the general reader.

In Dialogue with Classical Indian Traditions - Encounter, Transformation and Interpretation (Hardcover): Brian Black,... In Dialogue with Classical Indian Traditions - Encounter, Transformation and Interpretation (Hardcover)
Brian Black, Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad
R4,489 Discovery Miles 44 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Dialogue is a recurring and significant component of Indian religious and philosophical literature. Whether it be as a narrative account of a conversation between characters within a text, as an implied response or provocation towards an interlocutor outside the text, or as a hermeneutical lens through which commentators and modern audiences can engage with an ancient text, dialogue features prominently in many of the most foundational sources from classical India. Despite its ubiquity, there are very few studies that explore this important facet of Indian texts. This book redresses this imbalance by undertaking a close textual analysis of a range of religious and philosophical literature to highlight the many uses and functions of dialogue in the sources themselves and in subsequent interpretations. Using the themes of encounter, transformation and interpretation - all of which emerged from face-to-face discussions between the contributors of this volume - each chapter explores dialogue in its own context, thereby demonstrating the variety and pervasiveness of dialogue in different genres of the textual tradition. This is a rich and detailed study that offers a fresh and timely perspective on many of the most well-known and influential sources from classical India. As such, it will be of great use to scholars of religious studies, Asian studies, comparative literature and literary theory.

Swami Vivekananda and Non-Hindu Traditions - A Universal Advaita (Hardcover): Stephen E. Gregg Swami Vivekananda and Non-Hindu Traditions - A Universal Advaita (Hardcover)
Stephen E. Gregg
R4,485 Discovery Miles 44 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Hindu thinker Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) was and remains an important figure both within India, and in the West, where he was notable for preaching Vedanta. Scholarship surrounding Vivekananda is dominated by hagiography and his (mis)appropriation by the political Hindu Right. This work demonstrates that Vivekananda was no simplistic pluralist, as portrayed in hagiographical texts, nor narrow exclusivist, as portrayed by some modern Hindu nationalists, but a thoughtful, complex inclusivist. The book shows that Vivekananda formulated a hierarchical and inclusivistic framework of Hinduism, based upon his interpretations of a four-fold system of Yoga. It goes on to argue that Vivekananda understood his formulation of Vedanta to be universal, and applied it freely to non-Hindu traditions, and in so doing, demonstrates that Vivekananda was consistently critical of 'low level' spirituality, not only in non-Hindu traditions, but also within Hinduism. Demonstrating that Vivekananda is best understood within the context of 'Advaitic primacy', rather than 'Hindu chauvinism', this book will be of interest to scholars of Hinduism and South Asian religion and of South Asian diaspora communities and religious studies more generally.

Religious Devotion and the Poetics of Reform - Love and Liberation in Malayalam Poetry (Hardcover): George Pati Religious Devotion and the Poetics of Reform - Love and Liberation in Malayalam Poetry (Hardcover)
George Pati
R4,473 Discovery Miles 44 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The poetry emanating from the bhakti tradition of devotional love in India has been both a religious expression and a form of resistance to hierarchies of caste, gender, and colonialism. Some scholars have read this art form through the lens of resistance and reform, but others have responded that imposing an interpretive framework on these poems fails to appreciate their authentic expressions of devotion. This book argues that these declarations of love and piety can simultaneously represent efforts towards emancipation at the spiritual, political, and social level. This book, through a close study of Nalini (1911), a Malayalam lyric poem, as well as other poems, authored by Mahakavi Kumaran Asan (1873-1924), a low-caste Kerala poet, demonstrates how Asan employed a theme of love among humans during the modern period in Kerala that was grounded in the native South Indian bhakti understanding of love of the deity. Asan believed that personal religious freedom comes from devotion to the deity, and that love for humans must emanate from love of the deity. In showing how devotional religious expression also served as a resistance movement, this study provides new perspective on an understudied area of the colonial period. Bringing to light an under-explored medium, in both religious and artistic terms, this book will be of great interest to scholars of religious studies, Hindu studies, and religion and literature, as well as academics with an interest in Indian culture.

Imagining Hinduism - A Postcolonial Perspective (Paperback, Annotated Ed): Sharada Sugirtharajah Imagining Hinduism - A Postcolonial Perspective (Paperback, Annotated Ed)
Sharada Sugirtharajah
R1,309 Discovery Miles 13 090 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


Imagining Hinduism examines how Hinduism has been defined, interpreted and manufactured through Western categorizations, from the foreign interventions of eighteenth and nineteenth century Orientalists and missionaries to the present day. Sugirtharajah argues that ever since early Orientalists 'discovered' the ancient Sanskrit texts and the Hindu 'golden age', the West has nurtured a complex and ambivalent fascination with Hinduism, ranging from romantic admiration to ridicule. At the same time, Hindu discourse has drawn upon Orientalist representations in order to redefine Hindu identity.
As the first comprehensive work to bring postcolonial critique to the study of Hinduism, this is essential reading for a full understanding of Hinduism.

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