The inaugural volume of Princeton Readings in Religions brings
together the work of thirty scholars of the religions of India in a
new anthology designed to reshape the ways in which the religious
traditions of India are understood. The book contains translations
of forty-five works, most of which have never before been available
in a Western language. Many of these highlight types of discourse
(especially ritual manuals, folktales, and oral narratives) and
voices (vernacular, esoteric, domestic, and female) that have not
been sufficiently represented in previous anthologies and standard
accounts of Indian religions.
The selections are drawn from ancient texts, medieval
manuscripts, modern pamphlets, and contemporary fieldwork in rural
and urban India. They represent every region in South Asia and
include Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, Sikh, and Muslim materials. Some are
written texts reflecting elite concerns, while others are
transcriptions of oral narratives told by nonliterate peasants.
Some texts are addressed to a public and pan-Indian audience,
others to a limited coterie of initiates in an esoteric sect, and
still others are intended for a few women gathered in the courtyard
for a household ceremony. The editor has reinforced this diversity
by arranging the selections within several overarching themes and
categories of discourse (hymns, rituals, narratives, and religious
interactions), and encourages us to make our own connections.
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