Sociology of Religion
Hindu Mission, Christian Mission
Offers a new, interreligious approach to questions of mission and conversion, grounded in a close study of the Chinmaya Mission, Ramakrishna Mission and other movements associated with the Hindu tradition of Advaita Vedānta.
Bedeviled
A groundbreaking study of jinn doppelgangers and the problem of evil in Akbarian Sufism.
Sacred and Secular
Explores distinctions between the sacred and the secular in a variety of religious traditions, and proposes ways in which their relationship can be mutually beneficial.
Christianity and Politics in Tribal India
Chronicles the astonishing and counterintuitive spread of Christianity among a group of previously isolated tribes in a remote and hilly part of Northeastern India.
Religion in Multidisciplinary Perspective
An up-to-date examination of the work of one of the most inventive thinkers in the study of religion.
Faith, Hope, and Sustainability
A cross-case analysis of fifteen faith communities striving to care for the earth and live more sustainably.
The Science of Satyug
The first in-depth study of the All World Gayatri Pariwar, a modern Indian religious movement.
From World Religions to Axial Civilizations and Beyond
Essays in the field of comparative world religions and corresponding axial civilizations.
Words of Destiny
Investigates the professional practices of astrologers in urban India and their popularity among the educated middle and upper classes.
Confucianism, A Habit of the Heart
Employs Robert Bellah’s notion of civil religion to explore East Asia’s Confucian revival.
Becoming an Ancestor
A striking look at the death rituals of an indigenous community in North America.
Sacred Play
Explores the significance of levity and humor in South Asian religious traditions.
Jewish Fundamentalism and the Temple Mount
Examines radical and messianic movements in Israel seeking to rebuild the Third Temple in Jerusalem.
Spiritual Dimensions of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Risale-I Nur
Essays on various facets of Nursi’s spirituality as portrayed in his Risale-i Nur.
Islam at the Crossroads
Sheds light on one of the most important religious thinkers in the modern Muslim world.
Religion and Economics
New perspectives on the bond between religion and economics.
Religious and Social Ritual
Examines particular rituals (social and religious) as a special kind of cultural performance or interaction in a wide variety of traditions and locations.
Muslim Communities in North America
This book provides the first in-depth look at Muslim life and institutions forming in North America. It considers the range of Islamic life in North America with its different racial-ethnic and cultural ...
The Political Dimensions of Religion
This volume explores the relationship between religion and politics. It brings a varied sample of richly detailed comparative and case studies together with a set of analytical paradigms in an integrated ...
Living Banaras
By focusing on contemporary popular religious traditions, the book represents a substantial contribution to the study of modern religious practices in Banaras, holy city of India. This book offers in-depth, ...