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The Future of Hindu–Christian Studies
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 …
Re-figuring the Ramayana as Theology
The Ramayana of Valmiki is considered by many contemporary Hindus to be a foundational religious text. But this understanding is in part the result of a transformation of the …
Classical Vaisesika in Indian Philosophy
Vaisesika is one of the six systems of Hindu philosophy. It represents a pluralistic realism and is usually held to be an atomistic, metaphysical theory. This book explores the …
Gender and Narrative in the Mahabharata
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 …
Goddess Traditions in India
This book on the Tripurarahasya, a South Indian Sanskrit work which occupies a unique place in the Sakta literature, is a study of the Srividya and Sakta traditions in the context …
Bhakti and Embodiment
The historical shift from Vedic traditions to post-Vedic bhakti (devotional) traditions is accompanied by a shift from abstract, translocal notions of divinity to particularized, …
The Goddess and the King in Indian Myth
The Sanskrit narrative text Devi Mahatmya, “The Greatness of The Goddess,” extols the triumphs of an all-powerful Goddess, Durga, over universe-imperiling demons. These exploits …
Women in the Hindu Tradition
This book accounts for the origin and evolution of the nature and roles of women within the Hindu belief system. It explains how the idea of the goddess has been derived from Hindu …
River and Goddess Worship in India
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. …
The Goddess and the Sun in Indian Myth
In analyzing the parallels between myths glorifying the Indian Great Goddess, Durga, and those glorifying the Sun, Surya, found in the Marka¿¿eya Pura¿a, this book argues for an …
The Integral Philosophy of Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo was an Indian nationalist, philosopher, yogi, guru, and poet. This book is an enquiry into the integral philosophy of Aurobindo and its contemporary relevance. It …
The Legacy of Vai??avism in Colonial Bengal
This book offers a focused examination of the Bengali Vai??ava tradition in its manifold forms in the pivotal context of British colonialism in South Asia. Bringing together …