RT Book
T1 The religious culture of India: power, love, and wisdom
T2 Cambridge studies in religious traditions
A1 Hardy, Friedhelm 1943-2004
LA English
PP Cambridge
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 1994
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/883359863
AB This study conducts a lively and innovative exploration of the traditional Indian religions and cultures - an area that has both fascinated and puzzled the West for centuries. Friedhelm Hardy aims at presenting the widest possible range of themes that have preoccupied traditional Indian culture. He uses a great variety of sources, in various languages, and listens not only to what the learned philosopher or theologian in the classical Sanskrit texts has to say, but also to what folk and regional cults and cultures express in stories, myths and poetry. The result is a personal and entertaining portrayal of the colourful world of India which will have great appeal for the non-specialist. By making the three universal human drives of power, love and wisdom his focal points, Hardy seeks to guide the reader through an alien world which is nevertheless recognizably human. This book will be required reading for all those interested in India and its culture.
AB pt. 1. Power -- the challenges of the external world. 1. Consulting the oracle once again. 2. Oceans of milk and treacle. 3. Navigating the sea of earthly existence. 4. Safe havens. 5. Violence, aggression and heroism. 6. Manipulating space, time and matter. 7. Entering forbidden realms. 8. Unleashing the powers of the self -- pt. 2. Love -- the rhythms of the interior world. 9. The missing colour. 10. The landscape of the heart. 11. The deadly weapons of Mara. 12. Beyond the fleeting moment. 13. Cosmic desire. 14. Love abiding in stone. 15. The melting of the heart. 16. Return to the world -- pt. 3. Wisdom -- commuting within one world. 17. All the valleys filled with corpses. 18. Strategic initiatives. 19. Encompassing the galaxies. 20. The all-pervasive mind. 21. Striking a balance. 22. Beyond prosaic words. 23. Irreducible particulars. 24. The head in the world
NO Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
CN BL2001.2
SN 9780511549250
K1 India ; Religion
K1 India : Religion.
K1 India : Religion
DO 10.1017/CBO9780511549250