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This book explores the rise of the Great Goddess by focusing on the development of sakti (creative energy), maya (objective illusion), and prakrti (materiality) from Vedic times to the late Puranic period, clarifying how these principles became central to her theology.
In recent decades there has been a rising interest among scholars of Hinduism and Judaism in engaging in the comparative studies of these ancient traditions. Academic interests have also been inspired by the rise of interreligious dialogue by the respective religious leaders. Dharma and Halacha: Comparative Studies in Hindu-Jewish Philosophy and Religion represents a significant contribution to this emerging field, offering an examination of a wide range of topics and a rich diversity of perspectives and methodologies within each tradition, and underscoring significant affinities in textual practices, ritual purity, sacrifice, ethics and theology. Dharma refers to a Hindu term indicating law, duty, religion, morality, justice and order, and the collective body of Dharma is called Dharma-shastra. Halacha is the Hebrew term designating the Jewish spiritual path, comprising the collective body of Jewish religious laws, ethics and rituals. Although there are strong parallels between Hinduism and Judaism in topics such as textual practices and mystical experience, the link between these two religious systems, i.e. Dharma and Halacha, is especially compelling and provides a framework for the comparative study of these two traditions. The book begins with an introduction to Hindu-Jewish comparative studies and recent interreligious encounters. Part I of the book titled "Ritual and Sacrifice," encompasses the themes of sacrifice, holiness, and worship. Part II titled "Ethics," is devoted to comparing ethical systems in both traditions, highlighting the manifold ways in which the sacred is embodied in the mundane. Part III of the book titled "Theology," addresses common themes and phenomena in spiritual leadership, as well as textual metaphors for mystical and visionary experiences in Hinduism and Judaism. The epilogue offers a retrospective on Hindu-Jewish encounters, mapping historic as well as contemporary academic initiatives and collaborations.
In recent decades there has been a rising interest among scholars of Hinduism and Judaism in engaging in the comparative studies of these ancient traditions. Academic interests have also been inspired by the rise of interreligious dialogue by the respective religious leaders. Dharma and Halacha: Comparative Studies in Hindu-Jewish Philosophy and Religion represents a significant contribution to this emerging field, offering an examination of a wide range of topics and a rich diversity of perspectives and methodologies within each tradition, and underscoring significant affinities in textual practices, ritual purity, sacrifice, ethics and theology. Dharma refers to a Hindu term indicating law, duty, religion, morality, justice and order, and the collective body of Dharma is called Dharma-shastra. Halacha is the Hebrew term designating the Jewish spiritual path, comprising the collective body of Jewish religious laws, ethics and rituals. Although there are strong parallels between Hinduism and Judaism in topics such as textual practices and mystical experience, the link between these two religious systems, i.e. Dharma and Halacha, is especially compelling and provides a framework for the comparative study of these two traditions. The book begins with an introduction to Hindu-Jewish comparative studies and recent interreligious encounters. Part I of the book titled "Ritual and Sacrifice," encompasses the themes of sacrifice, holiness, and worship. Part II titled "Ethics," is devoted to comparing ethical systems in both traditions, highlighting the manifold ways in which the sacred is embodied in the mundane. Part III of the book titled "Theology," addresses common themes and phenomena in spiritual leadership, as well as textual metaphors for mystical and visionary experiences in Hinduism and Judaism. The epilogue offers a retrospective on Hindu-Jewish encounters, mapping historic as well as contemporary academic initiatives and collaborations.
In this book, Tracy Pintchman has assembled ten leading scholars of
Hinduism to explore the complex relationship between Hindu women's
rituals and their lives beyond ritual. The book focuses
particularly on the relationship of women's ritual practices to
domesticity, exposing and exploring the nuances, complexities, and
limits of this relationship. In many cultural and historical
contexts, including contemporary India, women's everyday lives tend
to revolve heavily around domestic and interpersonal concerns,
especially care for children, the home, husbands, and other
relatives. Hence, women's religiosity also tends to emphasize the
domestic realm and the relationships most central to women. But
women's religious concerns certainly extend beyond domesticity.
Furthermore, even the domestic religious activities that Hindu
women perform may not merely replicate or affirm traditionally
formulated domestic ideals but may function strategically to
reconfigure, reinterpret, criticize, or even reject such
ideals.
Hindu Ritual at the Margins explores Hindu forms of ritual activity
in a variety of "marginal" contexts. The contributors collectively
examine ritual practices in diaspora; across gender, ethnic,
social, and political groups; in film, text, and art; in settings
where ritual itself or direct discussion of ritual is absent; in
contexts that create new opportunities for traditionally
marginalized participants or challenge the received tradition; and
via theoretical perspectives that have been undervalued in the
academy.
In this book, Tracy Pintchman has assembled ten leading scholars of
Hinduism to explore the complex relationship between Hindu women's
rituals and their lives beyond ritual. The book focuses
particularly on the relationship of women's ritual practices to
domesticity, exposing and exploring the nuances, complexities, and
limits of this relationship. In many cultural and historical
contexts, including contemporary India, women's everyday lives tend
to revolve heavily around domestic and interpersonal concerns,
especially care for children, the home, husbands, and other
relatives. Hence, women's religiosity also tends to emphasize the
domestic realm and the relationships most central to women. But
women's religious concerns certainly extend beyond domesticity.
Furthermore, even the domestic religious activities that Hindu
women perform may not merely replicate or affirm traditionally
formulated domestic ideals but may function strategically to
reconfigure, reinterpret, criticize, or even reject such
ideals.
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