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Homegrown Gurus
(November 2013)
From Hinduism in America to American Hinduism
Ann Gleig - Editor
Lola Williamson - Editor
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Exploring homegrown movements and figures, proclaims “American Hinduism” as a distinct religious tradition.
Today, a new stage in the development of Hinduism in America is taking shape. After a century of experimentation during which Americans welcomed Indian gurus who adjusted their teachings to accommodate the New World context, “American Hinduism” can now rightly be called its own tradition rather than ...(Read More) |
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The Hidden Lives of Brahman
(November 2013)
Sankara's Vedanta through His Upanisad Commentaries, in Light of Contemporary Practice
Joël André-Michel Dubois - Author
Christopher Key Chapple - Foreword by
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Uses both textual and ethnographic sources to demonstrate that in Śaṅkara’s vedānta, brahman is an active force as well as a transcendent ultimate.
Śaṅkara’s thought, advaita vedānta or non-dual vedānta, is a tradition focused on brahman, the ultimate reality transcending all particular manifestations, words, and ideas. It is generally considered that the transcendent brahman ca...(Read More) |
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Family in Buddhism
(August 2013)
Liz Wilson - Editor
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A wide-ranging exploration of Buddhism and family in Asia—from biological families to families created in monasteries.
The Buddha left his home and family and enjoined his followers to go forth and “become homeless.” With a traditionally celibate clergy, Asian Buddhism is often regarded as a world-renouncing religion inimical to family life. This edited volume counters this view, showing how Asian Buddhists in a...(Read More) |
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Ecology Is Permanent Economy
(July 2013)
The Activism and Environmental Philosophy of Sunderlal Bahuguna
George Alfred James - Author
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Explores the nonviolent philosophy and environmental activism of India’s Sunderlal Bahuguna.
For decades, Sunderlal Bahuguna has been an environmental activist in his native India, well known for his efforts on behalf of the Himalayas and its people. In the 1970s, he was instrumental in the successful Chipko (or “hug”) movement during which local people hugged trees to prevent logging for outside concerns. He was...(Read More) |
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Emerald City
(May 2013)
The Birth and Evolution of an Indian Gemstone Industry
Lawrence A. Babb - Author
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A fascinating study of the gemstone industry of Jaipur, with special emphasis on its ownership class.
Lawrence A. Babb’s Emerald City provides an intriguing portrait of the gemstone cutting industry of the North Indian city of Jaipur. It focuses on the ownership class consisting mainly of Jains and members of northern India’s traditional trading communities. Based on oral-historical investigations of family ...(Read More) |
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Gandhi's Ascetic Activism
(March 2013)
Renunciation and Social Action
Veena R. Howard - Author
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Discusses Gandhi’s creative use of ascetic practice, particularly his practice of celibacy, for nonviolent activism.
More than six decades after his death, Mohandas Gandhi continues to inspire those who seek political and social liberation through nonviolent means. Uniquely, Gandhi placed celibacy and other renunciatory disciplines at the center of his nonviolent political strategy, conducting original experiments with the...(Read More) |
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Spiritual Masters of the World's Religions
(December 2012)
Victoria Kennick - Editor
Arvind Sharma - Editor
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Discusses the notion of a spiritual master and looks at examples in a variety of world religions.
What is a spiritual master? Spiritual Masters of the World’s Religions offers an important contribution to religious studies by addressing that question in the context of such themes as charismatic authority, role models, symbolism, and categories of religious perception. The book contains essays by scholar-practitioner...(Read More) |
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Somatic Lessons
(November 2012)
Narrating Patienthood and Illness in Indian Medical Literature
Anthony Cerulli - Author
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Looks at narrative in the history of ayurvedic medical literature and the perspectives on illness and patienthood that emerge.
In ayurvedic medical practice, the ways in which and the reasons why people become ill are often explained with stories. This book explores the forms and functions of narrative in Āyurveda, India’s classical medical system. Looking at narratives concerning fever, miscarriage, a...(Read More) |
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Dreams and Visions in Islamic Societies
(February 2012)
Özgen Felek - Editor
Alexander D. Knysh - Editor
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A wide-ranging consideration of the place of dreams and visions in Islamic societies from the premodern period to the present.
Dreams and visions have always been important in Islamic societies. Yet, their pervasive impact on Muslim communities and on the lives of individual Muslims remains largely unknown and rather surprising to Westerners. This book addresses this gap in understanding with a fascinating and diverse account, tak...(Read More) |
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Yogi Heroes and Poets
(November 2011)
Histories and Legends of the Naths
David N. Lorenzen - Editor
Adrián Muñoz - Editor
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An exploration of the history, religion, and folklore of the Nāths, a Hindu lineage known for Hatha yoga practice.
This book provides a remarkable range of information on the history, religion, and folklore of the Nāth Yogis. A Hindu lineage prominent in North India since the eleventh century, Nāths are well-known as adepts of Hatha yoga and alchemical practices said to increase longevity. Long a heterogeneous grou...(Read More) |
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