For the first time, this influential study by Ludwig Alsdorf is made available to an English speaking audience, translated by Bal Patil. It focuses on two of the most pertinent issues in Indian religi...
This book deals with the history of interpretation of a theological concept of self-surrender - prapatti - in late 12th - 13th century religious texts of the Shrivaishnava community of South India. It...
As the first introductory-level book to open up the controversial debate over Hindu origins, "Imagining Hinduism presents sophisticated and often challenging material in a clear and readable way. Disp...
God of Justice deals with ritual healing in the Central Himalayas of north India. It focuses on the cult of Bhairav, a local deity who is associated with the lowest castes, the so-called Dalits, who a...
This book critically analyses the development of Hindu law from the ancient period to its emergence as apostmodern phenomenon in the twenty first century. The author used comparative social theory lit...
This book seeks to understand the major mythological role models that mark the moral landscape navigated by young Hindu women. Traditionally, the goddess Sita, faithful consort of the god Rama, is reg...
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The Hindu Goddess Laksmi is the consort of the great God Vishnu. This book looks at the relationship between Laskmi and Vishnu in South Indian tradition. In some other sub-traditions, P. Pratap Kumar ...
The experience of the divine in India has three components, sight, performance, and sound. One in a trilogy of books that include Diana Eck's "Darsan: Seeing the Divine in India," and Susan L. Schwart...
Provides new data and perspectives on the development of 'world religion' in post-colonial societies through an analysis of the development of 'Hinduism' in various parts of Indonesia from the early 2...
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