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Author : William Joseph Jackson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UVA:X030039360
Author : Catherine A. Robinson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781134278916
The Bhagavad-Gita is probably the most popular - and certainly the most frequently quoted and widely studied - work of the Hindu scriptures. This book investigates the relationship between the various interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and the Hindu tradition. Taking into account a range of influential Indian and western thinkers to illustrate trends in writing about the Bhagavad-Gita including Western academic; Indian activist; Christian theological; Hindu universalist; perennialist mystical and contemporary experiental accounts. Examining the ideas of such influential figures as F Max Muller, M K Ghandi, Bede Griffiths, Swami Vivekananda, Aldous Huxley and Swami Bhakivedanta, this book demonstrates the inextricable link between different interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and images of the Hindu tradition. This accessible book aptly demonstrates the relevance of the Bhagavad-Gita for an understanding of Hinduism as a modern phenomenon.
Author : Ainslie T. Embree,William Theodore de Bary
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307779090
This book, compiled from basic Hindu writings, is an exploration of the essential meaning of the Hindu tradition, the way of thinking and acting that has dominated life in India for the last three thousand years. Selections from religious, literary and philosophic works are preceded by introductory material that summarizes historical developments and cultural movements. While much attention is given to religion, many selections deal with social life, political relationships, and the Indian attitude to human love and passion. The arrangement of the material suggests the growth and development of Indian life through the centuries, and makes clear that Indian culture has never been static, but rather has been characterized at all times by a remarkable vitality and creativity. The selections range in time from the Rig Veda, composed around 1000 B.C., to the writings of Radhakrishnan, formerly the President of India. They illustrate both the continuity of the Hindu tradition and its vitality, for Hinduism is probably more vibrant and alive at the present time than it has been for many centuries. The ideals and values, the unquestioned assumptions and the persistent doubts that are presented here from the literature of the past are the fundamental ingredients of the life of modern India.
Author : S.Viswanathan
Publisher : Sarup & Sons
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : English literature
ISBN : 8176257370
Author : Michael Stausberg,Steven Engler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 881 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780198729570
The Oxford Handbook of the Study of Religions provides a comprehensive overview of the academic study of religions. Written by an international team of leading scholars, its fifty-one chapters are divided thematically into seven sections. The first section addresses five major conceptualaspects of research on religion. Part two surveys eleven main frameworks of analysis, interpretation, and explanation of religion. Reflecting recent turns in the humanities and social sciences, part three considers eight forms of the expression of religion. Part four provides a discussion of theways societies and religions, or religious organizations, are shaped by different forms of allocation of resources (i.e., economy). Other chapters in this section consider law, the media, nature, medicine, politics, science, sports, and tourism. Part five reviews important developments,distinctions, and arguments for each of the selected topics.The study of religion addresses religion as a historical phenomenon and part six looks at seven historical processes. Religion is studied in various ways by many disciplines, and this Handbook shows that the study of religion is an academic discipline in its own right. The disciplinary profile ofthis volume is reflected in part seven, which considers the history of the discipline and its relevance. Each chapter in the Handbook references at least two different religions to provide fresh and innovative perspectives on key issues in the field. This authoritative collection will advance thestate of the discipline and is an invaluable reference for students and scholars.
Author : Amrutur V. Srinivasan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780470878583
Your hands-on guide to one of the world's major religions The dominant religion of India, "Hinduism" refers to a wide variety of religious traditions and philosophies that have developed over thousands of years. Today, the United States is home to approximately one million Hindus. If you've heard of this ancient religion and are looking for a reference that explains the intricacies of the customs, practices, and teachings of this ancient spiritual system, Hinduism For Dummies is for you! Provides a thorough introduction to this earliest and popular world belief system Information on the rites, rituals, deities, and teachings associated with the practice of Hinduism Explores the history and teachings of the Vedas, Brahmans, and Upanishads Offers insight into the modern daily practice of Hinduism around the world Continuing the Dummies tradition of making the world's religions engaging and accessible to everyone, Hinduism For Dummies is your hands-on, friendly guide to this fascinating religion.
Author : Janet Conner
Publisher : Mango Media Inc.
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781633410244
Discover your divine purpose and live the life you were meant to live with this inspirational and deeply spiritual guide. Who am I? Why am I here? What is my purpose? These are questions we have all asked ourselves at some point in our lives. Though we know ourselves best, it can be difficult to separate who we are from who we want to be or how others see us. We present so many different versions of ourselves to the world that our true identity can get lost in the process. Maybe you’ve been on a steady path for a while, and you’re only now beginning to question if you’ve been heading in the right direction. Maybe you’ve wandered all your life with no direction at all. Either way, writer and spiritual guide Janet Conner offers the tools to reconnect with ourselves and the divine purpose affixed to our souls. Read Find Your Soul’s Purpose and discover: An inspirational and spiritual book with a soul-community creator as your guideRenewal of meaning in your day-to-day lifeA journey to finding yourself and your divine purpose
Author : Yudit Kornberg Greenberg
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 793 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781851099818
This is the first comprehensive resource on the subject of love in the teachings of the world's major religions, cultures, and philosophies. Encyclopedia of Love in World Religions is the first reference work to offer a comprehensive portrait of love in the context of the classic and contemporary literature of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism, as well as other cultures and philosophies. Like no volume published to date, it reveals the full richness of religious teachings on love in all its many forms, exploring an extensive range of topics that offer philosophical, psychological, and religious perspectives to guide the quest for the meaning of love. Encyclopedia of Love in World Religions features approximately 300 subject entries, as well as insightful biographic sketches of preeminent thinkers, all written by a multidisciplinary team of some of the foremost scholars on the subject. Entries examine both general and culture-specific interpretations of love: not just the dichotomy of spiritual and physical love, but the full emotional spectrum of love in relationships and practices. Collectively, they encompass love's integral—and sometimes conflicting—role in shaping beliefs and behavior in a vastly diverse world.
Author : Beatrice Green
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781527587113
This book reveals how the images Bede Griffiths OSB Cam used for God are richly embedded with concepts ancient and new, making them especially relevant for our current times. It prompts insight into the great deposit of wisdom and scholarship that was his source, and will benefit those interested in religious imagery, gender equality, monastic life, interfaith dialogue, evolution of consciousness, practical theology and spirituality, and integral thought. Led by Christ, “the Golden String,” Griffiths made the sea-change from Great Britain to India, promoting “the marriage of East and West,” the essential value of the feminine, contemplative prayer, interreligious dialogue, and integral life. His initiation to Christian sannyasa and faith in the evolutionary process reflect his openness to change and to grow, and highlight this great sage’s masterful use of images grounded in his motto, to “always go beyond.”
Author : Brant Cortright
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-10
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780791480137
Integral Psychology connects Eastern and Western approaches to psychology and healing. Psychology in the East has focused on our inner being and spiritual foundation of the psyche. Psychology in the West has focused on our outer being and the wounding of the body-heart-mind and self. Each requires the other to complete it, and in bringing them together an integral view of psychology comes into view. The classical Indian yogas are used as a way to see psychotherapy: psychotherapy as behavior change or karma yoga; psychotherapy as mindfulness practice or jnana yoga; psychotherapy as opening the heart or bhakti yoga. Finally, an integral approach is suggested that synthesizes traditional Western and Eastern practices for healing, growth, and transformation.
Author : Hogan
Publisher : Nelson Thornes
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1997-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780174370680
Encourages a reflective and investigative approach to religious education. By building on their everyday experiences, the students are encouraged to emphasize with the worlds major faiths. Carefully controlled language and highly illstrated pages make this easy to follow for students of all abilities. Suitable for specialist and non-specialist teachers. Reviewer' Comments " The layout of the text appeals to the student's eye: it is colourful and has interesting extracts which students can relate to. It is multicultural andgives an excellent balance of the six world religions." Head of RE.
Author : Jean Varenne
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Yoga
ISBN : 8120805437
Author : Mark W. Muesse
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781451414004
Renowned lecturer from The Teaching Company, Mark W. Muesse brings readers into an encounter with the world's oldest living religious tradition, known as Hinduism. Muesse's brief survey, challenges the perception of Hinduism as one religious tradition, showing how wonderfully rich and diverse this 5,000-year old story truly is. He traces the vast history and practices of classic and diverse traditions, moving from the origins in the Indus Valley up through classic and contemporary periods. Muesse exhibits a keen sense of the myriad spiritualities associated with Hinduism, demonstrating how the religious tradition is both monotheistic and polytheistic.
Author : P. V. Jagadisa Ayyar
Publisher : Asian Educational Services
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 812060153X
Author : Knut A. Jacobsen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 877 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781000984231
This revised and updated new edition of the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary India concentrates on India as it emerged after the economic reforms and the new economic policy of the 1980s and 1990s and as it develops in the twenty-first century. It presents new developments and advancements in the research literature and includes discussions of the major political change in India since the Hindu nationalist party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in 2014. This Handbook contains chapters by the field’s foremost scholars dealing with fundamental issues in India’s current cultural and social transformation. This new edition also contains six new chapters on topics not covered by the first edition, such as changes caused by the Hindu majoritarian political ideology, the Hinduization process in the northeast of India and contemporary Dalit and Adivasi literatures. Following an introduction by the editor, the book is divided into five parts: Part I: Foundation Part II: India and the world Part III: Society, class, caste and gender Part IV: Religion and diversity Part V: Cultural change and innovations Exploring the cultural changes and innovations relating a number of contexts in contemporary India, this Handbook is essential reading for students and scholars interested in Indian and South Asian culture, politics and society.