Cultural and Religious Heritage of India

Cultural and Religious Heritage of India
Author: K. Suresh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2002-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9788170999553

This Eight Volume Set Provides A Comprehensive Overview Of Religion In India Through The Ages.

Hindu Places of Pilgrimage in India

Hindu Places of Pilgrimage in India
Author: Surinder M. Bhardwaj
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1983-07-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780520049512

"Dr. Bhardwaj's in-depth study of the various aspects of the institution of pilgrimage shows that instead of being a simple practice it has been a gigantic phenomenon affecting all aspects of Indian life. . . integrating diverse forces, various cults, and numerous traditions over the ages."--Asian Student "This is the best general survey of a major religion's total pilgrimage system and the best intensive investigation of one of its subsystems. . . . Dr. Bhardwaj's book is an important step towards the recognition of a social phenomenon which has for millennia played a crucial role in the integration of religions, nationalities, and international communities. And, not least importantly, it is highly readable."--Journal of the American Academy of Religion "Detailed, accurate, and generally informative; he has succeeded in tracing, for the first time, the relationship of the rank-order or 'level' of a sacred place. . . to its degree of sanctity, type of deity, and caste and motivation of the pilgrim. . . .The implications of Mr. Bhardwaj's study are profound and necessary to the understanding of Indian religion. . . it is fascinating."--Times Literary Supplement "Here is a fine example of what the geographic study of India needs: disciplined work that shows full awareness of Indian cultural meanings. . . .it sets a worth standard."--Professional Geographer

The Heart of Religion

The Heart of Religion
Author: P. D. Mehta
Publisher: The Phiroz Mehta Trust
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1987
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781852300142

A Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism

A Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Author: Klaus K. Klostermaier
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1780746725

From the classical to the contemporary, this is a comprehensive, systematic and accessible encyclopedia of the phenomenon known as 'Hinduism'. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of the religion and its texts, Klostermaier presents the theoretical and practical aspects of Hinduism that render this most ancient of religions a living faith. The encyclopedia features the major systems of Hindu thought, covers figures from Manu to Gandhi and includes locations from Ramesvaram, on the southernmost tip of India, to the Himalayas in the north. Written with assurance, learning, sympathy and insight, this is an invaluable reference for students, adherents of the religion and those unfamiliar with this diverse world faith.

Swami Vivekananda and Non-Hindu Traditions

Swami Vivekananda and Non-Hindu Traditions
Author: Stephen E. Gregg
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2019-03-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1317047435

The Hindu thinker Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) was and remains an important figure both within India, and in the West, where he was notable for preaching Vedanta. Scholarship surrounding Vivekananda is dominated by hagiography and his (mis)appropriation by the political Hindu Right. This work demonstrates that Vivekananda was no simplistic pluralist, as portrayed in hagiographical texts, nor narrow exclusivist, as portrayed by some modern Hindu nationalists, but a thoughtful, complex inclusivist. The book shows that Vivekananda formulated a hierarchical and inclusivistic framework of Hinduism, based upon his interpretations of a four-fold system of Yoga. It goes on to argue that Vivekananda understood his formulation of Vedanta to be universal, and applied it freely to non-Hindu traditions, and in so doing, demonstrates that Vivekananda was consistently critical of ‘low level’ spirituality, not only in non-Hindu traditions, but also within Hinduism. Demonstrating that Vivekananda is best understood within the context of ‘Advaitic primacy’, rather than ‘Hindu chauvinism’, this book will be of interest to scholars of Hinduism and South Asian religion and of South Asian diaspora communities and religious studies more generally.

India's Agony Over Religion

India's Agony Over Religion
Author: Gerald James Larson
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 412
Release: 1995-02-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780791424124

Presents the contemporary religious crisis in India, providing historical perspective and focusing on the crises in Punjab, Kashmir, and Ayodhya.

Encyclopedia of the World's Religions

Encyclopedia of the World's Religions
Author: Robert Charles Zaehner
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publishing
Total Pages: 472
Release: 1997
Genre: Religions
ISBN: 9780760707128

Covers many world religions such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Shinto, Confucianism, Taoism, Sikhism, Dialectical meterialism, etc.

Gods, Heroes and their Story Tellers

Gods, Heroes and their Story Tellers
Author: V. Hari Saravanan
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 837
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9384391492

We can hear Urumula Naganna’s drum roll during the rendition of the Sri Akammagaru Kaviya. An oral tradition which is as old as the hills is captured in the book Gods, Heroes and their Storytellers. Do you know the story of how the Madiga community came to inherit the right to skin cattle carcass and produce leather articles? How are contemporary Folk Oral Literatures connected to the Ramayana and the Mahabharata? There are many such stories and tradition bearers who doggedly go on in spite of the onslaught of the digital media. The author here has tried his best in keeping these traditions alive by not only telling the stories but also by living with the story tellers themselves. The rich details give us a window to a world which is not only very far away for our everyday mundane existence but also makes us retrospect on what we are missing out. Each of the tradition bearers are different and so are their stories and the region to which they belong. These are not merely stories but a way of life for these oral narrators who are fast disappearing in today’s consumerist landscape. The need of the hour is to keep alive these traditions and the tradition bearers.