Leaves Of A Pipal Tree

Author : Harsha V. Dehejia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015062903482

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Leaves of a Pipal Tree by Harsha V. Dehejia Pdf

India is a civilisation of many images, a culture of many visual feasts, a tradition where the visible and the palpable are as important as the oral and the occurrent, where our highest truths are embodied in our kathas and gathas, our songs and stories, where our temples are not only places of worship but equally a gallery of beautiful forms and figures, where myth is as important as doctrine, where ancient memories are full of cherished narratives, where mythic beings are real in many different ways and we enrich our lives by festivals which celebrate events from the lives of our mythic gods and goddesses, and where knowledge is gained as much from itinerant performers as it is from learned discourses and where, when the wind blows through the Pipal tree it is as if we hear the hymns of the Vedas.Harsha V. Dehejia presents in this book selected myths and symbols from the Hindu tradition and offers a refreshingly different aesthetic and non-theistic analysis and shows how these mythic narratives and visual symbols are an alternative form of knowledge.The essays are richly illustrated with paintings andobjects from his personal collection.

Author : Frederick J. Simoons
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0299159043

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Plants of Life, Plants of Death by Frederick J. Simoons Pdf

This study examines plants associated with ritual purity, fertility, prosperity and life, and plants associated with ritual impurity, sickness, ill fate and death. It provides detail from history, ethnography, religious studies, classics, folklore, ethnobotany and medicine.

Author : HARSHA V. DEHEJIA
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021*
Category : Hindu art
ISBN : 9391759033

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New Leaves of the Pipal Tree by HARSHA V. DEHEJIA Pdf

Author : David L. Haberman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199929177

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People Trees by David L. Haberman Pdf

This is a book about religious conceptions of trees within the cultural world of tree worship at the tree shrines of northern India. Sacred trees have been worshipped for millennia in India and today tree worship continues there among all segments of society. In the past, tree worship was regarded by many Western anthropologists and scholars of religion as a prime example of childish animism or decadent ''popular religion.'' More recently this aspect of world religious cultures is almost completely ignored in the theoretical concerns of the day. David Haberman hopes to demonstrate that by seriously investigating the world of Indian tree worship, we can learn much about not only this prominent feature of the landscape of South Asian religion, but also something about the cultural construction of nature as well as religion overall. The title People Trees relates to the content of this book in at least six ways. First, although other sacred trees are examined, the pipal-arguably the most sacred tree in India-receives the greatest attention in this study. The Hindi word ''pipal'' is pronounced similarly to the English word ''people.''Second, the ''personhood'' of trees is a commonly accepted notion in India. Haberman was often told: ''This tree is a person just like you and me.'' Third, this is not a study of isolated trees in some remote wilderness area, but rather a study of trees in densely populated urban environments. This is a study of trees who live with people and people who live with trees. Fourth, the trees examined in this book have been planted and nurtured by people for many centuries. They seem to have benefited from human cultivation and flourished in environments managed by humans. Fifth, the book involves an examination of the human experience of trees, of the relationship between people and trees. Haberman is interested in people's sense of trees. And finally, the trees located in the neighborhood tree shrines of northern India are not controlled by a professional or elite class of priests. Common people have direct access to them and are free to worship them in their own way. They are part of the people's religion. Haberman hopes that this book will help readers expand their sense of the possible relationships that exist between humans and trees. By broadening our understanding of this relationship, he says, we may begin to think differently of the value of trees and the impact of deforestation and other human threats to trees.

Author : Nanditha Krishna
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-15
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9789351186915

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Sacred Plants of India by Nanditha Krishna Pdf

Plants personify the divine— The Rig Veda (X.97) Trees and plants have long been held sacred to communities the world over. In India, we have a whole variety of flora that feature in our myths, our epics, our rituals, our worship and our daily life. There is the pipal, under which the Buddha meditated on the path to enlightenment; the banyan, in whose branches hide spirits; the ashoka, in a grove of which Sita sheltered when she was Ravana’s prisoner; the tulsi, without which no Hindu house is considered complete; the bilva, with whose leaves it is possible to inadvertently worship Shiva. Before temples were constructed, trees were open-air shrines sheltering the deity, and many were symbolic of the Buddha himself. Sacred Plants of India systematically lays out the sociocultural roots of the various plants found in the Indian subcontinent, while also asserting their ecological importance to our survival. Informative, thought-provoking and meticulously researched, this book draws on mythology and botany and the ancient religious traditions of India to assemble a detailed and fascinating account of India’s flora.

Author : Kanta Gupta
Publisher : Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 817182031X

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Be Your Own Doctor by Kanta Gupta Pdf

Author : Olimpia Niglio,Eric Yong Joong Lee
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811603099

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Transcultural Diplomacy and International Law in Heritage Conservation by Olimpia Niglio,Eric Yong Joong Lee Pdf

This book provides a substantial contribution to understanding the international legal framework for the protection and conservation of cultural heritage. It offers a range of perspectives from well-regarded contributors from different parts of the world on the impact of law in heritage conservation. Through a holistic approach, the authors bring the reader into dialogue around the intersection between the humanities and legal sciences, demonstrating the reciprocity of interaction in programs and projects to enhance cultural heritage in the world. This edited volume compiles a selection of interesting reflections on the role of cultural diplomacy to address intolerances that often govern international relations, causing damage to human and cultural heritage. The main purpose of this collection of essays is to analyse the different cultural paradigms that intervene in the management of heritage, and to advocate for improvements in international laws and conventions to enable better cultural policies of individual nations for the protection of human rights. The editors submit that it is only through open dialogue between the humanities and jurisprudence that the international community will be able to better protect and value sovereignty, and promote cultural heritage for the development of a better world. This collection is relevant to scholars working in areas relating to law, management and policies of cultural heritage conservation and protection.

Author : ʻAlī Jāvīd,Tabassum Javeed
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780875864846

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World Heritage Monuments and Related Edifices in India by ʻAlī Jāvīd,Tabassum Javeed Pdf

Hundreds of India's stunning temples are catalogued and copiously illustrated in this two-volume work loaded with color photographs. A brief introduction to the principal religious groups who have made their home in this dynamic region leads into a description of the developmental stages of various architectural components and artistic styles in the different regions over the past 1500 years, from pre-historic cave art and ancient temples hewn out of solid bedrock to more recent European-style Christian churches such as those in Goa. India's religions and historical turning points are briefly discussed, enabling readers who may be less familiar with Indian cultures to recognize the value of the region's cultural heritage. The author details the technological and artistic progress of Indian temple construction in the context of cultural and religious shifts throughout history. The four indigenous religions of India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, as well as Christianity, are each appreciated on their own merits. The Taj Mahal, the most famous, was declared a World Heritage Monument in 1983. It has been described lyrically as a tear drop on the cheek of time, poetry in marble, a dream in marble, and an image of paradise; and in such superlatives as 'the greatest achievement of all Indo-Islamic architecture, the most beautiful of all monuments made by the hands of man.' But the UNESCO World Heritage Center has also singled out a wealth of monuments that preceded and followed its construction, denoting them as important elements of the heritage of human civilization. In this work, researched through personal visits to World Heritage sites in India and the monuments associated with them, the author shares his enjoyment of the depiction of human beauty in decorative sculpture and architecture and the narration of mythology therein. This is one work bound in two volumes.

Author : W.G. Archer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-23
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781000209549

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The Hill of Flutes by W.G. Archer Pdf

Originally published in 1974, The Hill of Flutes, is a descriptive account of the Santals and their poetry in their heartland of the Santal Parganas. The book explores the Santal world view, including approaches to education, love, sex, and marriage. It describes and discusses Santal dances, festivals and ceremonies, and other key events and gatherings, such as annual hunts. Through the close consideration of song and poetry, The Hills of Flutes offers an engaging insight into life in Santal society.

Author : Robert A. Orsi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781107495470

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The Cambridge Companion to Religious Studies by Robert A. Orsi Pdf

The Cambridge Companion to Religious Studies is both informative and provocative, introducing readers to key debates in the contemporary study of religion and suggesting future research possibilities. A group of distinguished scholars takes up some of the most pressing theoretical questions in the field. What is a 'religious tradition'? How are religious texts read? What takes place when a religious practitioner stands before a representation of gods or goddesses, ghosts, ancestors, saints, and other special beings? What roles is religion playing in contemporary global society? The volume emphasizes religion as a lived practice, stressing that people have used and continue to use religious media to engage the circumstances of their lives. The volume's essays should prove valuable and interesting to a broad audience, including scholars in the humanities and social sciences and a general readership, as well as students of religious studies.

Author : S. Manasi,K.V. Raju
Publisher : Partridge Publishing
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781482858754

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People and the Peepal by S. Manasi,K.V. Raju Pdf

Growing urbanization and its negative impacts on urban ecology have been felt acutely, the world over. Protecting the ecosystem is a major issue on the global agenda and preserving it is a priority. Conservation of tree biodiversity through sustainable ecosystem management approaches is important to humankind for various reasons. Trees are life supporting systems and are useful to man as providing extractive and non-extractive benefits. Additionally, they also provide intellectual, aesthetic, cultural, religious and spiritual sustenance. Protection of forests as sacred groves through religious belief systems has been in practice since ancient times around the world. The book attempts to understand the religious practices still in fore in urban contexts conserving sacred trees conferring extensive benefits in cities.

Author : Constance Jones,James D. Ryan
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780816075645

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Encyclopedia of Hinduism by Constance Jones,James D. Ryan Pdf

An illustrated A to Z reference containing more than 700 entries providing information on the theology, people, historical events, institutions and movements related to Hinduism.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1901
Category : Parapsychology
ISBN : UTEXAS:059171106143560

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The Metaphysical Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1905
Category : Parapsychology
ISBN : CHI:79433782

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The New Cycle by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1902
Category : Parapsychology
ISBN : UOM:39015074625446

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Metaphysical Magazine by Anonim Pdf