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Buddhist Tantra
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Religious Authority in South Asia
This book focuses on genealogies of religious authority in South Asia, examining the figure of the guru in narrative texts, polemical tracts, hagiographies, histories, in contemporary devotional communities, New Age spiritual movements and global guru organizations. Experts in the field present reflections on historically specific contexts in which a guru comes into being, becomes part of a community, is venerated, challenged or repudiated, generates a new canon, remains unique with no clear succession or establishes a succession in which charisma is routinized. The guru emerges and is sustained and routinized from the nexus of guruship, narratives, performances and community. The contributors to the book examine this nexus at specific historical moments with all their elements of change and contingency. The book will be of interest to scholars in the field of South Asian studies, the study of religions and cultural studies.
The Myth of the Holy Cow
Hugely controversial upon its publication in India, this book has already been banned by the Hyderabad Civil Court and the author's life has been threatened. Jha argues against the historical sanctity of the cow in India, in an illuminating response to the prevailing attitudes about beef that have been fiercely supported by the current Hindu right-wing government and the fundamentalist groups backing it.
The Conception of Punishment in Early Indian Literature
Early textual source of the vast body of Dharmasastra literature of India on religion, law, and morality contain numerous statements that present or imply an undefined conception of punishment. Yet nowhere is this conception formally defined, as if knowledge of its nature and structure were generally known. In this “first-ever” attempt to provide a definition of the conception and to recover its ideational infrastructure, the author has drawn on these sources to reconstruct the theoretical backgrounds of its distinctive metaphysical, religious, juridical, social, and moral components. He shows that the conception is “the totality of correction principles, powers, agents, processes, and operations through which acts contrary to the Universal Order are counteracted and compensated.” The volume contains extensive documentation, a glossary of Sanskrit terms, a selected bibliography, and an index.
Indian Book Industry
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Laughing Matters
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Books of India
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Textbook of Padartha Vijnana and History of Ayurveda, 2nd Ed.
The textbook of the Padārtha Vijnāna and History of Āyurveda is an asset for the first year BAMS scholars as it brings to light the fundamentals of Āyurveda in a simple and easy to understand manner. The subject of Padārtha Vijnāna and History of Āyurveda is considered as the toughest subject for the scholars as proved by the results of the examinations conducted by various universities across India. So, this book becomes essential for the BAMS scholar as by reading this one book, the scholar can easily pass the BAMS first year ‘Padārtha Vijnāna and History of Āyurveda’ exam bearing 200 marks. This book is based on the current syllabus for the Padārtha Vijnāna and History of Āyurveda and covers all the topics in a lucid manner with brevity of words. This is probably the first book of its kind which has been specially designed for the scholars who find it very difficult to crack the exam in this subject. The language used is free from grammatical errors and is best suited for all categories of Āyurveda scholars. The unique scientific description of the Pramāna, Pancamahābhoota et al are forte of this book.
A Survey of Hinduism
This book provides a comprehensive survey of the Hindu tradition, dealing with the history of Hindusim, the sacred writings of the Hindus, the Hindu worldview, and the specifics of the major branches of Hindusim—Vaisnavism, S aivism, and S aktism. It also focuses on the geographical ties of Hinduism with the land of India, the social order created by Hinduism, and the various systems of Hindu philosophio-theological thought. Klostermaier describes the new development of Hinduism in the 19th and 20th centuries, including present-day political Hinduism and the efforts to turn Hinduism into a modern-world religion. A unique feature of this book is its treatment of Hinduism in a topical fashion, rather than by chronological description of the development of Hinduism or by summary of the literature. The complexities of Hindu life and thought are thus made real to the reader. Hindus will recognize it as their own tradition. A glossary and a chronological table are useful additional features.
