Author: Rajbali Pandey
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Pub
Keywords: hindu, sacraments, study, socio, samskaras, religious
Number of Pages: 354
Published: 1998-01-15
List price: $22.00
ISBN-10: 8120803965
ISBN-13: 9788120803961
The present work is a systematic study of all the Samskaras enjoined to be performed at the various epochs in the life of an individual from conception to crematorium. It cites parallels in other religions to show that they are universal and have a recognised place in ancient cultures and are still represented within the limits of modern religion. It also shows that the sacramental beliefs and practices, far from being an irrational priestcraft, are consistent and logical and have practical utility and intention. This work discusses the source, meaning, number, purpose and the constituents of
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Publisher: Asian Educational Services
Keywords: hindu, origins, folklore, symbols, dissertations, rituals, holidays, ceremonials, encyclopaedia
Published: 1994
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 8120609530
ISBN-13: 9788120609532
Author: David R. Kinsley
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass,
Keywords: hindu, religious, tradition, feminine, divine, goddesses, visions
Number of Pages: 289
Published: 1998-01
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 8120803949
ISBN-13: 9788120803947
In this book, David Kinsley sorts out the rich yet often chaotic history of Hindu goddess worship in a study that surveys the most important goddesses in the Hindu religious tradition. The author not only describes the main appearances and roles of the goddesses he has selected but also interprets the significance of each goddess within Hinduism and shows how she has come to exemplify important truths within the Hindu tradition. Each goddess is dealt with as an independent deity with a coherent mythology, theology, and in some cases, cult of her own. The book also includes an excellent bibl
Author: Tanika Sarkar
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Keywords: hindu, cultural, nationalism, religion, community, wife, nation
Number of Pages: 298
Published: 2002-01-01
List price: $37.95
ISBN-10: 0253340462
ISBN-13: 9780253340467
"[The essays] combine first-rate and pathbreaking historical research and interpretations with a vigorous critique of the theoretical turns that South Asian Studies have recently taken under the influence of Subaltern Studies and postcolonial criticism. This is no dry-as-dust history. . . . The essays are all informed by a lively sense of a passionate commitment to gender justice and progressive social change." --Dipesh Chakrabarty
Authors:Bradley R. Hertel, Cynthia Ann Hume,
Publisher: State University of New York Pre
Keywords: hindu, series, studies, context, religion, banaras, living, cultural
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 1993-04-01
List price: $60.50
ISBN-10: 0791413314
ISBN-13: 9780791413319
on pilgrimage, tradition, Hanuman, monks, goddesses, identity. with glossary
Author: David R. Kinsley
Publisher: University of California Press
Keywords: hindu, hermeneutics, studies, history, religions, tradition, religious, goddesses, visions, divine, feminine
Number of Pages: 281
Published: 1988-07-19
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0520063392
ISBN-13: 9780520063396
Goddess worship has long been a significant aspect of Hinduism. In this book David Kinsley, author of The Sword and the FluteKali & Krsna: Dark Visions of the Terrible and the Sublime in Hindu Mythology, sorts out the rich yet often chaotic history of Hindu goddess worship.
Author: L. W. de Laurence
Publisher: Digireads.com
Keywords: book, magic, hindu, secret, talismanic, ceremonial, occultism, east, magical, art, indian
Number of Pages: 652
Published: 2007-01-01
List price: $48.95
ISBN-10: 1420929364
ISBN-13: 9781420929362
"I have, at a vast labor and expense, both of time and charges, collected whatsoever can be deemed valuable and rare, in regard to the subject of Hindu and Natural Magic, Indian Occultism-the Cabala-Celestial and Ceremonial Magic-Alchymy and Spiritism; and have divided it into two books ["Great Book of Magical Art, Hindu Magic and East Indian Occultism, and The Book of Secret Hindu, Ceremonial, and Talismanic Magic"]"-From the author’s preface.
