Hinduism

The Founder of the Hare Krishnas as Seen by Devotees: A Cognitive Study of Religious Charisma

The Founder of the Hare Krishnas as Seen by Devotees: A Cognitive Study of Religious Charisma


Kimmo Ketola



The "Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine" has firmly established itself as the definitive book on the subject and is highly ...
Woman As Fire, Woman As Sage: Sexual Ideology in the Mahabharata

Woman As Fire, Woman As Sage: Sexual Ideology in the Mahabharata


Arti Dhand



Woman As Fire, Woman As Sage: Sexual Ideology in the Mahabharata...
Diaspora of the Gods: Modern Hindu Temples in an Urban Middle-Class World

Diaspora of the Gods: Modern Hindu Temples in an Urban Middle-Class World


Joanne Punzo Waghorne



Diaspora of the Gods: Modern Hindu Temples in an Urban Middle-Class World...
The Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma

The Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma


Gurcharan Das



The Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma...
Sinister Yogis

Sinister Yogis


David Gordon White



Since the 1960s, yoga has become a billion-dollar industry in the West, attracting housewives and hipsters, New Agers and the old...
While the Gods Play: Shaiva Oracles and Predictions on the Cycles of History and the Destiny of Mankind

While the Gods Play: Shaiva Oracles and Predictions on the Cycles of History and the Destiny of Mankind


Alain Daniélou



While the Gods Play: Shaiva Oracles and Predictions on the Cycles of History and the Destiny of Mankind...
Letters from Sri Ramanasramam

Letters from Sri Ramanasramam


Suri Nagamma



“Do They Walk on Water? is an extraordinary book on monetary policy by an extraordinary economist. It is historical, fac...
Dancing the Self: Personhood and Performance in the Pandav Lila of Garhwal

Dancing the Self: Personhood and Performance in the Pandav Lila of Garhwal


William S. Sax



Dancing the Self: Personhood and Performance in the Pandav Lila of Garhwal...
The Samnyasa Upanisads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation

The Samnyasa Upanisads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation


Patrick Olivelle



The term "Western esotericism" refers to a wide range of spiritual currents including alchemy, Hermeticism, Kabbala, Rosicrucia...
Orientalism and Religion: Post-Colonial Theory, India and

Orientalism and Religion: Post-Colonial Theory, India and "The Mystic East"


Richard King



Orientalism and Religion: Post-Colonial Theory, India and "The Mystic East"...
Kundalini : The Energy of the Depths : A Comprehensive Study Based on the Scriptures of Nondualistic Kasmir Saivism

Kundalini : The Energy of the Depths : A Comprehensive Study Based on the Scriptures of Nondualistic Kasmir Saivism


Lilian Silburn



Language Notes Text: English, French (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this...
Divine Mother, Blessed Mother: Hindu Goddesses and the Virgin Mary

Divine Mother, Blessed Mother: Hindu Goddesses and the Virgin Mary


Francis X. Clooney



Divine Mother, Blessed Mother: Hindu Goddesses and the Virgin Mary...
The Language of Greek Comedy

The Language of Greek Comedy


Andreas Willi



The contributions to this volume by a team of international experts illustrate how the linguistic study of Greek comedy can dee...
Ramayana Stories in Modern South India: An Anthology

Ramayana Stories in Modern South India: An Anthology


Paula Richman



Ramayana Stories in Modern South India: An Anthology...
Remember, Be Here Now

Remember, Be Here Now


Ram Dass



Remember, Be Here Now...
Be as You Are: The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi (Compass)

Be as You Are: The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi (Compass)


David Godman, Sri Ramana Maharshi



Be as You Are: The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi (Compass)...
The =A'srama System: The History and Hermeneutics of a Religious Institution

The =A'srama System: The History and Hermeneutics of a Religious Institution


Patrick Olivelle



The lesser known and explored of the two pillars of Hinduism--=a'srama and var.na--=a'srama is the name given to a system of fo...
The Song of Songs and the Eros of God: A Study in Biblical Intertextuality (Oxford Theological Monographs)

The Song of Songs and the Eros of God: A Study in Biblical Intertextuality (Oxford Theological Monographs)


Edmée Kingsmill



From Library Journal In celebration of physicist Erwin Schrodinger's classic book What Is Life? (1945), which consolidate...
Thus Have I Seen: Visualizing Faith in Early Indian Buddhism

Thus Have I Seen: Visualizing Faith in Early Indian Buddhism


Andy Rotman



From Publishers Weekly Buddhist practitioner Napthali has written an eminently practical book that gives frazzled mothers...
Frederick II: A Medieval Emperor (Oxford Paperbacks)

Frederick II: A Medieval Emperor (Oxford Paperbacks)


David Abulafia



Mary O'Neill examines the legacy of the medieval poet composers of Northern France, the trouvères. For many years problems...
Vedanta for Beginners

Vedanta for Beginners


Swami Sivananda



Vedanta for Beginners...
Thought Power

Thought Power


Sivananda Swami



Thought Power...
Recipes for Immortality: Healing, Religion, and Community in South India

Recipes for Immortality: Healing, Religion, and Community in South India


Richard S. Weiss



Despite the global spread of Western medical practice, traditional doctors still thrive in the modern world. In Recipes for Immor...
Hindu Nationalism: A Reader

Hindu Nationalism: A Reader


Christophe Jaffrelot



Review No similar collection of primary materials exists, but now no other is necessary. (Brian K. Pennington Religious Studies ...