Ethics In Ancient India
About the Book The ultimate goal of a human being, in general parlance, relates to human conduct in society. What relates to human conduct in society is called ethics. The word 'ethics' or 'ethic' mea...
Hindu Mysticism
Eastern Wisdom: Five Paths to Enlightenment explores Buddhism, Taoism, Hindu Mysticism, Confucianism, and Shinto. Here are spiritual paths that most Westerners have no real understanding of, but the w...
Hanuman: The Devotion And Power Of The Monkey God
An interpretive look at the stories of Hanuman, one of the most beloved gods of the Hindu pantheon Contains 36 of the most important Hanuman stories with commentary on spiritual lessons, yogic pra...
Rethinking Religion In India: The Colonial Construction Of Hinduism
Assesses debates about the colonial construction of Hinduism. This title includes the chapters that present historical and empirical arguments as well as theoretical reflections on the topic, offering...
Bourgeois Hinduism, Or Faith Of The Modern Vedantists: Rare Discourses From Early Colonial Bengal
In 1839 a group of Hindu elite gathered in Calcutta to share and propagate their faith in a non-idolatrous form of worship. The group, known as the Tattvabodhin=l Sabh=a, met weekly to worship and hea...
Sound And Communication: An Aesthetic Cultural History Of Sanskrit Hinduism
In Hindu India both orality and sonality have enjoyed great cultural significance since earliest times. They have a distinct influence on how people approach texts. The importance of sound and its per...
The Wisdom Teachings Of Harish Johari On The Mahabharata
Harish Johari's revelations on the lessons and predictions in this classic Indian epic - Examines the lessons of the main characters in the Mahabharata and how each symbolizes an aspect of human consc...
Animal Tales From Indian Mythology - 2
From time immemorial, the people of India have believed that animals and birds are an integral part of life on earth and are loved, nurtured, and even deified. Every important Hindu god or goddess has...
Tales Of Hindu Gods & Goddesses
Hinduism is one of the world's oldest living faiths. There are thousands of different Hindu gods and goddesses. Children are often very curious to know about them. The present book comprises informati...
Goddess Durga : The Power And The Glory
This book of essays has no agenda - either gender or religious - but discusses the many facets of the Goddess Durga's images and worship on the Indian subcontinent. The nine authors (in keeping with N...
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