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Hegel's Interpretation of the Religions of the World
In his Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion, Hegel treats the religions of the world under the rubric "the determinate religion." This is a part of his corpus that has …
Grammaticalization and the Rise of Configurationality in Indo-Aryan
This book examines historical changes in the grammar of the Indo-Aryan languages from the period of their earliest attestations in Vedic Sanskrit (around 1000 bc) to contemporary …
Ambedkar's Political Philosophy
Ambedkar's Political Philosophy is a critical exploration of the political theory of B R Ambedkar, the Indian thinker and leader who championed the cause of the socially oppressed. …
Hindu Theology and Biology
Western intellectual history has benefited from a rich and sophisticated conversation between theology and science, leaving us with centuries of scientific and theological …
A. J. Appasamy and his Reading of Ramanuja
In this work, Brian Philip Dunn focuses on the embodiment theology of the South Indian theologian, A. J. Appasamy (1891-1975). Appasamy developed what he called a 'bhakti' …
The Truth Within
The idea that there is a truth within the person linked to the discovery of a deeper, more fundamental, more authentic self, has been a common theme in many religions throughout …
In the Valley of the Kauravas
The isolated valleys of Rawain in the Western Himalaya are ruled by local gods who control the weather, provide justice, and regularly travel through their territories to mark …
Maya in the Bhagavata Pura?a
The idea of Maya pervades Indian philosophy. It is enigmatic, multivalent, and foundational, with its oldest referents found in the Rig Veda. This book explores Maya's rich …
A Vaisnava Poet in Early Modern Bengal
This book examines the practice of poetry in the devotional Vai??ava tradition inspired by Sri K???a Caitanya (1486-1533), through a detailed study of the Sanskrit poetic works of …
Defending God in Sixteenth-Century India
This book is the first in-depth study of the Saiva oeuvre of the celebrated polymath Appaya Dik?ita (1520-1593). Jonathan Duquette documents the rise to prominence and scholarly …
Global Dialogues in the Philosophy of Religion
The philosophy of religion is a discipline that explores a wide range of issues related to religious beliefs and practices. However, the field has historically exhibited a narrow …
The Religion of the Rigveda
This comprehensive new presentation of the religion of the Rigveda is the result of a thorough-going endeavour to extrapolate historical circumstances from that literary text and …