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Sita's Story
A classic series edited by Dr. Julius Lipner, Univ. of Cambridge; this volume, #1, by a noted UK scholar.
Samkara's Advaita Vedanta
Examines Samkara's teaching method and asks how the words of the sacred texts can give knowledge of a reality beyond words Provides a detailed introduction to Samkara's method for Hindus and non-Hindus alike Sets the current study in the context of a wide range of Indian, North-American, European and Japanese scholarship First research monograph to explore in detail the interrelation between sacred text, content and teaching method
Religious Traditions in Modern South Asia
"This book offers a fresh approach to the study of religion in modern South Asia. It uses a series of case studies to explore the development of religious ideas and practices, giving students an understanding of the social, political and historical context. It looks at some familiar themes in the study of religion, such as deity, authoritative texts, myth, worship, teacher traditions and caste, and some of the key ways in which Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism in South Asia have been shaped in the modern period. The book points to the diversity of ways of looking at religious traditions and considers the impact of gender, politics, and the way religion itself is variously understood."--Publisher's description
The Story of the Hindus
Introduces the beliefs and rituals of Hinduism while following the pilgrimage of a woman from South India to a famous Himalayan shrine in the North.
Growing Up in Hinduism
Part of a series which explores different faiths through the eyes of children who are growing up in a religious family. Each book covers the major features of the religion and while writing these books, the authors interviewed adults and children from each faith.
Playing for Real
This Book Investigates The Ways In Which Influential Figures And Types, Mythological And Contemporary, Have Functioned And Continue To Function As Role Models In Matters Of Gender, Authority, And Power In A Variety Of Hindu Contexts.
Samkara's Advaita Vedanta
Samkara (c.700 CE) has been regarded by many as the most authoritative Hindu thinker of all time. A great Indian Vedantin brahmin, Samkara was primarily a commentator on the sacred texts of the Vedas and a teacher in the Advaitin teaching line. This book serves as an introduction to Samkara's thought which takes this as a central theme. The author develops an innovative approach based on Samkara's ways of interpreting sacred texts and creatively examines the profound interrelationship between sacred text, content and method in Samkara's thought. The main focus of the book is on Samkara's teaching method. This method is, for Samkara, based on the Upanishads' own; it is to be employed by Advaitin teachers to draw pupils skilfully towards that realisation which is beyond all words. Consequently, this book will be of interest not only to students and scholars of Indian philosophy, but to all those interested in the relation between language and that which is held to transcend it.
Samkara's Advaita Vedānta
This is a detailed introduction to the thought of Samkara, who is the most well-known and perhaps the most authoritative Hindu thinker of all time.
Public Hinduisms
Public Hinduisms critically analyses the way in which Hinduism is produced and represented as an established feature of modern public landscapes. It examines the mediation, representation and construction of multiple forms of Hinduism in a variety of social and political contexts, and in the process establishes it as a dynamic and developing modern concept. The essays in this volume are divided into themes that address different aspects of the processes that form modern Hinduism. The book includes discussions on topics such as ecumenical initiatives, the contemporary interpretation of particular sampradaya and guru traditions, modes of community mobilisation and the mediation strategies of different groups. It also provides India and diaspora-focused case studies as well as ′Snapshot′ views elaborating on different themes. Taking a critical approach to the idea of Hinduism and the way it becomes public, the book provides an interesting read on contemporary Hinduism.
The Goddess as Role Model
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 regarded as the most important positive role model for women. The case of Radha, who is mostly portrayed as a clandestine lover of the god Krishna, seems to challenge some of the norms the example of Sita has set. That these role models are just as relevant today as they have been in the past is witnessed by the popularity of the televised versions of their stories, and the many allusions to them in popular culture. Taking the case of Sita as main point of reference, but comparing throughout with R...
