(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Jun-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Manohar Publishers and Distributors, ISBN-13: 9789388540926)
A pioneering Vedic scholar and Sanskrit philologist examines ambiguous Atharvaveda terms in a landmark treatise, complemented by essays on Vedic literature, the Ramayana, Bengali dialects, and Kalidasas poetics. The work offers an engaging explorati...Loe edasi...
This volume investigates the historic and ethnographic accounts of the ongoing religious contestations over the status of the Mahabodhi Temple complex in Bodhgaya (a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002) and its surrounding landscape to criticall...Loe edasi...
Mark Matousek was a nonbeliever when he met Mother Meera in 1985. Yet, in her presence, he experienced inexplicable occurrences that forced him to challenge his worldview. Mother Meera, born Kamala Reddy is believed by her thousands of devotees to b...Loe edasi...
Examining V ndavana’s history, architecture, art, ritual, theology, and literature in the early modern period, this book explores how these various disciplines were used to create the town as the most prominent place of pilgrimage for devotees of K a...Loe edasi...
This book is the first to focus on material visualities of bhakti imagery that inspire, shape, convey, and expand both the visual practices of devotional communities, as well as possibilities for extending the reach of devotion in society i...Loe edasi...
Why do people worship idols? Why does idol worship stubbornly persist despite many centuries of prejudice, bigotry and violence against it? Can such worship help us find our true purpose in l...Loe edasi...
Narasimha is one of the least studied major deities of Hinduism. Furthermore, there are limited studies of the history, thought, and literature of middle India. Lavanya Vemsani redresses this by exploring a range of primary sources, including clas...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Sep-2022, Hardback, Kirjastus: Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd, ISBN-13: 9789355204455)
The sacred Bhagavad Gita is much more than an epic for Hindus worldwide; in fact it is the ultimate universal guide to a life of peace and fulfilment. This song of God not only provides a deeply philosophical understanding of the world or Brahma V...Loe edasi...
Light of Devotion: Oil Lamps of Kerala, an in-depth study of the medieval oil lamps of Kerala and beyond, contributes a new chapter to the history of Indian art. These art objects are primary sources for a broader discussion of the ritual use of Hind...Loe edasi...
