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12 produkter
Bhagavad Gita
A Biography
Inbunden, 2014
221 kr
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The Bhagavad Gita, perhaps the most famous of all Indian scriptures, is universally regarded as one of the world's spiritual and literary masterpieces. Richard Davis tells the story of this venerable and enduring book, from its origins in ancient India to its reception today as a spiritual classic …
A Priest's Guide for the Great Festival Aghorasiva's Mahotsavavidhi
Inbunden, 2010
1148 kr
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The Mahotsavavidhi, a twelfth-century Sanskrit text, provides detailed guidelines for a Saiva temple priest in performing a nine-day "great festival" for the god Siva. The author, Aghorasiva, is one of the most esteemed and influential authors in the Saiva Siddhanta school, and his lengthy work on …
Lives of Indian Images
Häftad, 1999
574 kr
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For many centuries, Hindus have taken it for granted that the religious images they place in temples and home shrines for purposes of worship are alive. Hindu priests bring them to life through a complex ritual "establishment" that invokes the god or goddess into material support. Priests and …
Religions of Early India
A Cultural History
Inbunden, 2024
350 kr
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The extraordinary multiplicity of religions and religious cultures in India, chronicled over two thousand yearsFrom its earliest recorded history, India was a place of remarkable and varied religious activity, ranging from elaborate sacrificial rituals and rigorous regimes of personal austerity to …
Religions of Early India
A Cultural History
E-bok, 2024
500 kr
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The extraordinary multiplicity of religions and religious cultures in India, chronicled over two thousand years From its earliest recorded history, India was a place of remarkable and varied religious activity, ranging from elaborate sacrificial rituals and rigorous regimes of personal austerity to …
Ritual in an Oscillating Universe
Worshipping Siva in Medieval India
Häftad, 2014
385 kr
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Saiva liturgy is performed in a world that oscillates: a world permeated by the presence of Siva, where humans live in a condition of bondage and where the highest aim of the soul is to attain liberation from its fetters. In this account of Indian temple ritual, Richard Davis uses medieval Hindu …
Ritual in an Oscillating Universe
Worshipping Siva in Medieval India
Inbunden, 2016
1522 kr
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Saiva liturgy is performed in a world that oscillates: a world permeated by the presence of Siva, where humans live in a condition of bondage and where the highest aim of the soul is to attain liberation from its fetters. In this account of Indian temple ritual, Richard Davis uses medieval Hindu …
Lives of Indian Images
E-bok, 2020
785 kr
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For many centuries, Hindus have taken it for granted that the religious images they place in temples and home shrines for purposes of worship are alive. Hindu priests bring them to life through a complex ritual "establishment" that invokes the god or goddess into material support. Priests and …
Bhagavad Gita
A Biography
E-bok, 2014
286 kr
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The life and times of India''s most famous spiritual and literary masterpiece The Bhagavad Gita , perhaps the most famous of all Indian scriptures, is universally regarded as one of the world''s spiritual and literary masterpieces. Richard Davis tells the story of this venerable and enduring book, …
Ritual in an Oscillating Universe
Worshipping Siva in Medieval India
E-bok, 2014
484 kr
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Saiva liturgy is performed in a world that oscillates: a world permeated by the presence of Siva, where humans live in a condition of bondage and where the highest aim of the soul is to attain liberation from its fetters. In this account of Indian temple ritual, Richard Davis uses medieval Hindu …
Global India circa 100 CE
E-bok, 2009
232 kr
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By focusing on traders, missionaries, warriors, and adventurers—the four types of agents who are responsible for globalizing processes— this highly accessible volume brings analytical coherence and clarity to an unwieldy subject matter. In addition to excellent coverage of more familiar topics such …
