The Blackwell companion to Hinduism
Introduction Establishing the boundaries Gavin Flood -- PART I. THEORETICAL ISSUES -- Colonialism and the construction of Hinduism Gauri Viswanathan -- Orientalism and Hinduism David Smith -- PART II. TEXT AND TRADITION -- Vedas and upaniṣads Michael Witzel -- Dharmaśāstras Ludo Rocher -- Sanskrit e...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, MA
Blackwell Pub
2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Series/Journal: | Blackwell companions to religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hinduism
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Hinduism Electronic books B Hindoeïsme B Hinduism |
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Druckausg.: 0-631-21535-2 |
| Summary: | Introduction Establishing the boundaries Gavin Flood -- PART I. THEORETICAL ISSUES -- Colonialism and the construction of Hinduism Gauri Viswanathan -- Orientalism and Hinduism David Smith -- PART II. TEXT AND TRADITION -- Vedas and upaniṣads Michael Witzel -- Dharmaśāstras Ludo Rocher -- Sanskrit epics John Brockington -- Purāṇas Freda Matchett -- Tamil Hindu literature Norman Cutler -- Literature of Hinduism in Malayalam Rich Freeman -- North Indian Hindi devotional literature Nancy M. Martin -- Śaiva traditions Gavin Flood -- History of Vaiṣṇava traditions: an esquisse Gérard Colas -- Renouncer tradition Patrick Olivelle -- Householder tradition in Hindu society T.N. Madan -- Teyyam tradition of Kerala Rich Freeman -- Month of kārtik and women's ritual devotions to Krishna in Benares Tracy Pintchman -- PART III. SYSTEMATIC THOUGHT -- Introduction Science of language Frits Staal -- Indian mathematics Takao Hayashi -- Calendar, astrology, and astronomy Michio Yano -- Science of medicine Dominik Wujastyk -- Hinduism and the proper work of reason Jonardon Ganeri -- Restoring "Hindu theology" as a category in Indian intellectual discourse Francis Clooney -- Mantra André Padoux -- PART IV. SOCIETY, POLITICS, AND NATION -- On the relationship between caste and Hinduism Declan Quigley -- Modernity, reform, and revival Dermot Killingley -- Contemporary political Hinduism C. Ram-Prasad -- Goddess and the nation: subterfuges of antiquity, the cunning of modernity Sumathi Ramaswamy -- Gender in a devotional universe Vasudha Narayanan |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
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| ISBN: | 1405166541 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1002/9780470998694 |