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Samkara's Advaita Vedanta
A Way of Teaching
Av Jacqueline G. Suthren Hirst
Inbunden, 2005
2525 kr
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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 …
Nonviolence in the Mahabharata
Siva’s Summa on Rishidharma and the Gleaners of Kurukshetra
Häftad, 2018
754 kr
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In Indian mythological texts like the Mahābhārata and Rāmāyaṇa, there are recurrent tales about gleaners. The practice of "gleaning" in India had more to do with the house-less forest life than with residential village or urban life or with gathering residual post-harvest grains from cultivated …
Vedic Practice, Ritual Studies and Jaimini’s Mīmāṃsāsūtras
Dharma and the Enjoined Subject
Inbunden, 2019
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Drawing on insights from Indian intellectual tradition, this book examines the conception of dharma by Jaimini in his Mīmāṃsāsūtras, assessing its contemporary relevance, particularly within ritual scholarship. Presenting a hermeneutical re-reading of the text, it investigates the theme of the …
Goddess Traditions in India
Theological Poems and Philosophical Tales in the Tripurārahasya
Inbunden, 2022
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This book on the Tripurārahasya, a South Indian Sanskrit work which occupies a unique place in the Śākta literature, is a study of the Śrīvidyā and Śākta traditions in the context of South Indian intellectual history in the late middle ages.Associated with the religious tradition known as Śrīvidyā …
Goddess and the Sun in Indian Myth
Power, Preservation and Mirrored Māhātmyas in the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
Av Raj Balkaran
Inbunden, 2020
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In analyzing the parallels between myths glorifying the Indian Great Goddess, Durgā, and those glorifying the Sun, Sūrya, found in the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, this book argues for an ideological ecosystem at work in the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa privileging worldly values, of which Indian kings, the Goddess …
Salvation in Indian Philosophy
Perfection and Simplicity for Vaiśeṣika
Av Ionut Moise
Inbunden, 2019
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This book offers a comprehensive description of the ‘doctrine of salvation’ (niḥśreyasa/ mokṣa) and Vaiśeṣika, one of the oldest philosophical systems of Indian philosophy and provides an overview of theories in other related Indian philosophical systems and classical doctrines of salvation.The …
Hindu Images and their Worship with special reference to Vaisnavism
A philosophical-theological inquiry
Häftad, 2019
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Hinduism comprises perhaps the major cluster of religio-cultural traditions of India, and it can play a valuable role in helping us understand the nature of religion and human responses to life. Hindu image-worship lies at the core of what counts for Hinduism – up-front and subject to much …
Politics and Religion in Eighteenth-Century India
Jaisingh II and the Rise of Public Theology in Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism
Av Sachi Patel
Inbunden, 2021
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This book explores the contribution of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava theology to polity and public engagement during the reign of Jaisingh II in the early eighteenth century in North India.The book analyses specialised treatises produced by the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas which provide theological foundations to endorse …
Indian Perspectives on Consciousness, Language and Self
The School of Recognition on Linguistics and Philosophy of Mind
Inbunden, 2020
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This book examines the theory of consciousness developed by the school of Recognition, an Indian philosophical tradition that thrived around the tenth c. CE in Kashmir, and argues that consciousness has a linguistic nature. It situates the doctrines of the tradition within the broader Indian …
Indian Perspectives on Consciousness, Language and Self
The School of Recognition on Linguistics and Philosophy of Mind
Häftad, 2023
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This book examines the theory of consciousness developed by the school of Recognition, an Indian philosophical tradition that thrived around the tenth c. CE in Kashmir, and argues that consciousness has a linguistic nature. It situates the doctrines of the tradition within the broader Indian …
Caitanya Vaiṣṇavism in Bengal
Social Impact and Historical Implications
Av Joseph T. O'Connell, Rembert Lutjeharms
Häftad, 2020
695 kr
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Within the broad Hindu religious tradition, there have been for millennia many subtraditions generically called Vaiṣṇava, who insist that the most appropriate mode of religious faith and experience is bhakti, or devotion, to the supreme personal deity, Viṣṇu. Caitanya Vaiṣṇavas are a community of …
Goddess and the King in Indian Myth
Ring Composition, Royal Power and The Dharmic Double Helix
Av Raj Balkaran
Häftad, 2020
695 kr
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The Sanskrit narrative text Devī Māhātmya, “The Greatness of The Goddess,” extols the triumphs of an all-powerful Goddess, Durgā, over universe-imperiling demons. These exploits are embedded in an intriguing frame narrative: a deposed king solicits the counsel of a forest-dwelling ascetic, who …
Hindu–Christian Dual Belonging
Av Daniel J. Soars, Nadya Pohran
Inbunden, 2022
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This book focuses on dual belonging within Hindu-Christian contexts. Written by experts in a variety of fields, the chapters explore the theological, philosophical, and cultural anthropological debates relating to religious pluralism, religious language, and social identity while addressing the …
Hindu–Christian Dual Belonging
Av Daniel J. Soars, Nadya Pohran
Häftad, 2024
695 kr
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This book focuses on dual belonging within Hindu-Christian contexts. Written by experts in a variety of fields, the chapters explore the theological, philosophical, and cultural anthropological debates relating to religious pluralism, religious language, and social identity while addressing the …
Making of Contemporary Indian Philosophy
Krishnachandra Bhattacharyya
Av Daniel Raveh, Elise Coquereau-Saouma
Inbunden, 2023
2144 kr
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This book engages in a dialogue with Krishnachandra Bhattacharyya (K.C. Bhattacharyya, KCB, 1875–1949) and opens a vista to contemporary Indian philosophy.KCB is one of the founding fathers of contemporary Indian philosophy, a distinct genre of philosophy that draws both on classical Indian …
Making of Contemporary Indian Philosophy
Krishnachandra Bhattacharyya
Av Daniel Raveh, Elise Coquereau-Saouma
Häftad, 2024
636 kr
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This book engages in a dialogue with Krishnachandra Bhattacharyya (K.C. Bhattacharyya, KCB, 1875–1949) and opens a vista to contemporary Indian philosophy.KCB is one of the founding fathers of contemporary Indian philosophy, a distinct genre of philosophy that draws both on classical Indian …
Vaiśeṣikasūtra – A Translation
Av Ionut Moise, Ganesh U. Thite
Inbunden, 2021
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This book introduces readers to Indian philosophy by presenting the first integral English translation of Vaiśeṣikasūtra as preserved by the earliest canonical commentary of Candrānanda (7th century AD) on the old aphorisms of the Vaiśeṣika school of Indian philosophy.The present monograph offers a …
Other Ramayana Women
Regional Rejection and Response
Av John Brockington, Mary Brockington
Häftad, 2019
724 kr
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This book is the first to present current scholarship on gender and in regional and sectarian versions of the Rāmāyaṇa. Contributors explore in what ways the versions relate to other Rāmāyaṇa texts as they deal with the female persona and the cultural values implicit in them. Using a wide variety …
River and Goddess Worship in India
Changing Perceptions and Manifestations of Sarasvati
Häftad, 2019
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Sarasvati assumes different roles, a physical river and a river goddess, then as a goddess of speech and finally that of a goddess of learning, knowledge, arts and music. References to Sarasvati in the Vedas and the Brahmanas, the Mahabharata and the Puranas and her marked presence in other …
Modern Hindu Traditionalism in Contemporary India
The Śrī Maṭh and the Jagadguru Rāmānandācārya in the Evolution of the Rāmānandī Sampradāya
Häftad, 2019
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Modern Hindu Traditionalism addresses Hindu traditions that resisted contact with both Neo-Hindu thought and views of “classical” Hinduism perceived to be outmoded.This book provides an in-depth understanding of Modern Hindu Traditionalism through the case study of the Rāmānandī order (sampradāya) …
Future of Hindu–Christian Studies
A Theological Inquiry
Häftad, 2019
388 kr
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The field of Hindu-Christian studies revives theology as a particularly useful interreligious discipline. Though a sub-division of the broader Hindu-Christian dialogue, it is also a distinct field of study, proper to a smaller group of religious intellectuals. At its best it envisions a two-sided, …
Epistemologies and the Limitations of Philosophical Inquiry
Doctrine in Madhva Vedanta
Av Deepak Sarma
Inbunden, 2004
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Deepak Sarma explores the degree to which outsiders can understand and interpret the doctrine of the Màdhva school of Vedànta. The school is based on insider epistemology which is so restrictive that few can learn its intricate doctrines. This book reveals the complexity of studying traditions …
Hindu Critique of Buddhist Epistemology
Kumarila on Perception: The 'Determination of Perception' Chapter of Kumarila Bhatta's Slokavarttika - Translation and Commentary
Av John Taber
Inbunden, 2005
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This is a translation of the chapter on perception of Kumarilabhatta's magnum opus, the Slokavarttika, one of the central texts of the Hindu response to the criticism of the logical-epistemological school of Buddhist thought. In an extensive commentary, the author explains the course of the …
Attending Krishna's Image
Chaitanya Vaishnava Murti-seva as Devotional Truth
Inbunden, 2006
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There is a steady and growing scholarly, as well as popular interest in Hindu religion – especially devotional (bhakti) traditions as forms of spiritual practice and expressions of divine embodiment. Associated with this is the attention to sacred images and their worship. Attending Krishna's Image …
Self-Surrender (prapatti) to God in Shrivaishnavism
Tamil Cats or Sanskrit Monkeys?
Inbunden, 2006
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Filling the most glaring gap in Shrivaishnava scholarship, this book deals with the history of interpretation of a theological concept of self-surrender-prapatti in late twelfth and thirteenth century religious texts of the Shrivaishnava community of South India. This original study shows that …
Classical Samkhya and Yoga
An Indian Metaphysics of Experience
Av Mikel Burley
Inbunden, 2006
2525 kr
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Samkhya and Yoga are two of the oldest and most influential systems of classical Indian philosophy. This book provides a thorough analysis of the systems in order to fully understand Indian philosophy. Placing particular emphasis on the metaphysical schema which underlies both concepts, the author …
Advaita Vedanta and Vaisnavism
The Philosophy of Madhusudana Sarasvati
Inbunden, 2006
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In Indian philosophy and theology, the ideology of Vedanta occupies an important position. Hindu religious sects accept the Vedantic soteriology, which believes that there is only one conscious reality, Brahman from which the entire creation, both conscious and non-conscious, emanated. Madhusudana …
Chaitanya Vaishnava Vedanta of Jiva Gosvami
When Knowledge Meets Devotion
Inbunden, 2007
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The Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition is famous for its depth of devotion to Krishna, the blue-hued Deity. Chaitanya Vaishnavas are known for having refined the practice and aesthetics of devotion into a sophisticated science. This imposing devotional edifice was constructed upon a solid foundation of …
Samkara's Advaita Vedanta
A Way of Teaching
Av Jacqueline G. Suthren Hirst
Häftad, 2006
915 kr
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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 …
Gender and Narrative in the Mahabharata
Av Simon Brodbeck, Brian Black
Inbunden, 2007
2759 kr
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The Sanskrit Mahabharata is one of the most important texts to emerge from the Indian cultural tradition. At almost 75,000 verses it is the longest poem in the world, and throughout Indian history it has been hugely influential in shaping gender and social norms. In the context of ancient India, it …
