The Archaeology of Bhakti I: Mathura and Maturai, back and forth, ed. by Emmanuel Francis & Charlotte Schmid

ISBN: 9782855391397, 2855391393

This volume-the outcome of a workshop-cum-conference that took place from 1st to 12th August 2011 in the Pondicherry Centre of the Ecole francaise d'Extreme-Orient,--is an invitation to practise the archaeology of Bhakti with the help of both textual and non-textual sources. After an introduction by the editors about the complexities of the concept and practices of Bhakti in the Indian world, e...

The archaeology of Bhakti II: Royal Bhakti, local Bhakti, ed. by Emmanuel Francis & Charlotte Schmid

ISBN: 9788184702125, 8184702124

This volume is the fruit of the second work-shop-cum conference on the Archaeology of Bhakti, which took place from 31st July to 13th August 2013 in the Pondicherry Centre of the Ecole francaise d'Extreme-Orient. It attempts to clarify the roles of kings, local elites and devotional communities in the development of Bhakti.;;

The archaeology of Hindu ritual: temples and the establishment of the gods

Willis, Michael

ISBN: 9780521765459, 0521765455

In this ground breaking study, the author examines how the gods of early Hinduism came to be established in temples, how their cults were organised, and how the ruling elite supported their worship.

The archaeology of sacred spaces: the temple in western India, 2nd century BCE-8th century CE

Mishra, Susan Verma et al.

ISBN: 9781138219649, 1138219649

The new Cambridge history of India, Vol.1, Part 7: Architecture and art of the Deccan Sultanates

Michell, George et al.

ISBN: 9780521563215, 0521563216

Ardas of the Sikhs: a distinctive prayer

Neki, Jaswant Singh

ISBN: 9788173049613, 8173049610

This book, Ardas of the Sikhs, is an inclusive, yet discreet work on the subject. While acknowledging the universality of prayer and its efficacy, the author attends to this multisensate phenomenon in all its dimensions--historical, hermeneutical, psychological, philosophical, etc. He does this with all deference to the various other extant spiritual disciplines. Ardas for the Sikhs is the way ...

Abhidharma-Nidarsana: Bandha sidhamton ka vivecan

'Shravak' Lalji

ISBN: 9789392974038, 9392974035

D/escription of Buddhist concepts.

Ardha Magadhi reader by B.D. Jain

ISBN: 9788170300403, 8170300401

Christianity in India: an historical narrative

Kaye, John William

ISBN: 9788121294232, 8121294231

In the book, this approach is the most accurate way to portray the progress of Christianity in India, as it was largely due to the efforts of individual minds and their thoughts that the religion began to take root in the region. However, once the initial obstacles were overcome and the foundation was laid, the role of individual character and exertion became relatively less important. While th...

Ardhakathanaka: half a tale: a study in the interrelationship between autobiography and history, transl., introd. and annotated by Mukund Lath, illustrations by Ganesh Pyne

ISBN: 9788129105660, 8129105667

The Ardhakathanaka is a remarkable work. Written during the heyday of the Mughal rule in 1641 A.D., it is perhaps the only autobiography in the Indian tradition. This story is an invaluable witness to the pervasiveness of the community in the life of an individual.

Ardhanarisvara in art and literature

Yadav, Neeta

ISBN: 9788124601693, 8124601690

Providing a conceptual and historical back-ground of the doctrines relating to Siva and Sakti worship-it involves an iconographical study of the Ardhanarisvara image, with the focus on its dress, ornaments, coiffure, posture and other features.

Arhat Parsva and Dharanendra Nexus: in literature, inscription and art

Dhaky, MA (ed.)

ISBN: 9788120814851, 8120814851

The volume embodies the papers read at the B.L. Institute of Indology on Arhat Parsva and Dharanendra Nexus.;

The armies of God: a study in militant Christianity

Buchanan, Iain:

ISBN: 9788185569819, 8185569819

This book looks at the ways that Western politics incorporate, and exploit, religion. In particular, it examines the rise of US evangelicalism as a force in world affairs. It looks in detail at some of the most powerful of the agencies involved, and at the way they operate-often as US government proxies - in such countries as Iraq, Indonesia, Thailand, and India.

Art and religion of the Bhairavas, illumined by two rare Sanskrit texts `Sarva-siddhanta-viveka' and `Jnana-siddhi'

Nagaswamy, R

A pathbreaking new approach to the study of Indian art and religion, this work bases its analysis on two rare Sanskrit texts, Sarva-siddhanta-viveka (critical understanding of all religious systems) and Jnana-siddhi (achievement of knowledge), through which the meaning and identification of some of the immortal sculptures of India like Elephanta Trimurti are discussed.

The art and science of self realization: Purusharthasiddhyupaya of Amrtachandra Suri, ed. with an introd. by Jagdish Prasad Jain `Sadhak'

A work on moral discipline of a householder by Amrtachandra who flourished in 10th cent. AD.

Art in Pakistan: traditions and trends, dialogues and essays

Rasheed, Ashfaq

ISBN: 9789698460181, 9698460187

This book is a compilation of dialogues and essays held with the senior and leading twelve artists and one art critic. Ashfaq Rasheed has attempted to cover one artist each of the area of landscape, cityscape, portrait and figure, still-life, modern art, miniature, sculpture and so on.

The art of living: essays based on experiences of life, English transl. by Surendra Bothara, ed. by Shri Chand Surana 'Saras', 3rd ed

Upadhyaya, Shri Kewalmini

Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708): master of the White Hawk

Grewal, J.S.

ISBN: 9780199494941, 0199494940

The unifying theme in the life of Guru Gobind Singh was confrontation with the Mughals, which culminated in a struggle for political power. The volume elaborates on the life and legacy of Guru Gobind Singh and explore the ideological background of the institution of the Khalsa and its larger political context.

Grhastha: the householder in Ancient Indian religious culture,

ISBN: 9780190098889, 0190098880

This volume problematizes the figure of the householder within ancient Indian culture and religion. It shows that the term grhastha is a neologism and is understandable only in its opposition to the ascetic who goes away from home (pravrajita). It also analyzes the meanings, functions, and role of the householder from the earliest times until about the fifth century CE.

Art views: encounters with artists in Pakistan

Husain, Marjorie

ISBN: 9789698896003, 9698896007

A collection of published and edited articles on artists in Pakistan from a well-known art writer from Pakistan.