Cow and humanity: made for each other

Dasa, Sahadeva

On Cows, its usefulness for the human beings and for nature.

Cowherd God of Mathura, with an introd. by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Varadpande, M.L.

ISBN: 9788184542042, 8184542046

On Krishna, the divine cowherd of Mathura, Hindu deity.

Cross-cutting South Asian Studies: an interdisciplinary approach, ed. by Serena Bindi, et al.

ISBN: 9788124608692, 8124608695

This volume deals with different issues related to religious practices and institutions in South Asia. It further seeks to substantiate the well-known opposition between the so-called orthodox sovereignty and the heterodox one, of which the so-called vratya-power seems to be a prime example.;Contents:;Part I: The Indian Ocean of religious practices: past and present;Part II: Methodological appr...

Cult of the Goddess, ed. by ArputhaRani Sengupta, foreword by RC Mishra, prologue by Jawhar Sircar, preface by Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty

ISBN: 9788124607978, 8124607974

This volume is comprised of forty-one well researched and illustrated papers on the Cult of the Goddess. It tries to trace the origin and trajectory of the divine feminine force in art and culture for over a period of five millennia, which is a great achievement in itself while exploring the living tradition of the Great Goddess, the book offers unique insight to the psyche of India and the Gre...

A critical inventory of Ramayana studies in the world, Vol.1: Indian language and English

Krishnamoorthy, K et al. (ed.)

ISBN: 9788172011000, 8172011008

A critical study of Hinduism, with a foreword by N.A. Nikam, 3rd rev. and enl. edition

Chennakesavan. Sarasvati (1918-98)

ISBN: 9788121508216, 8121508215

Contents: (i) The climate of Indian thought (ii) The religion of the Vedas and the Upanisads (iii) Aspects of Hindu theism (iv) Ethics of Hinduism (v);A retrospect (vi) Traditional values and social change

Critique of Hinduism and other religions, tr. by Suman Oak

Joshi, Tarkteerth Laxmanshastri

ISBN: 9788171548323, 8171548326

Selected Contents: Part-I: Critique of Hinduism: (i) The Role of the Critique and Religion (ii) Modern Theory of the Origin of Religion or Root of Religion Part-II: Criticism of other Religion: (i) Various Definitions, Theories and Various Manifestations (ii) Religious Philosophies and the Path of Liberation.

The crown of Hinduism

Farqubar, JN

ISBN: 9788170690146, 8170690145

The cult of Jagannatha: myths and rituals

Da Silva, Jose Carlos Gomes

ISBN: 9788120834620, 8120834623

Cultural entrenchment of Hindutva: local mediations and forms of convergence

Berti, Daniela et al (ed.)

ISBN: 9780415677998, 0415677998

This book examines the entrenchment of Hindutva in specific social and cultural molieus by presenting a rich ethnography and providing and innovative understanding of the phenomenon. It brings together 11 case studies highlighting three different dynamics of Hindutva's cultural enterenchment.

The cyclonic Swami: Vivekananda in the West

Sengupta, Sukalyan et al. (ed.)

ISBN: 9788190131827, 8190131826

The Cyclonic Swami Vivekananda in the West edited by Sukalyan Sengupta and Makarand Paranjape examines Vivekananda's contemporary significance. The Cyclonic Hindu is how Swami Vivekananda was described after his stunning debut at the parliament of religious in 1893. To commemorate 101 years of Swamiji's passing, a seminar to assess his impact on the West and his relevance to our times was organ...

The daily practice of Hindus: containing the morning and midday duties

Vase, Chandra Sirsa

ISBN: 9788121505383, 8121505380

The daily practice of the Hindus: containing the morning and the mid day duties, 3rd edition

Vasu, SC

ISBN: 9788170308775, 8170308771

Dalit's inheritance in Hindu religion

Singh, Mahendra

ISBN: 9788178355177, 8178355175

This book is about the great contribution made by the so-called low castes, presently called Dalits, to the Hindu religion in spiritual, social and political fields in all period of Indian history.

The dance of Siva: religion, art and poetry in South India

Smith, David

ISBN: 9788175960428, 8175960426

Darsan: seeing the divine image in India

Eck, Diana L

ISBN: 9788120832664, 8120832663

Darsan: seeing the divine image in India, 3rd ed.

Eck, Diana L

ISBN: 9780231112659, 0231112653

The book is intended as an introduciton to the divine images that are so prominent in the religious life of Hindu India. It also serves as an introduction to the Hindu gods, images, and temples that are increasingly part of religious landscape on the West, and spectically that of the United States.

Das mahavidyas: a contemporary discourse

Ranchan, Som

ISBN: 9788170175261, 8170175267

Explains in depth and detail the meaning of the ten goddesses from Kali to Kamla, besides an extended meditation in evocative poetry and tantricism of the goddesses.

Dattatreya: the immortal guru, yogin and avatara: a study of the transformative and inclusive character of a multi-faceted Hindu deity, New York, 1998

Rigopoulos, Antonio

ISBN: 9788170306733, 8170306736

This book presents the multi-faceted Hindu deity Dattatreya from his Puranic emergence up to modern times.

The problem of Ganapati

Heras, H.

ISBN: 9788195555505, 8195555500

Ganesa, Ganapati or Gandhipa is one of the most popular gods of the Hindus. His image is found in almost all parts of India. Every Hindu religious book commences with the words Ganesayanamah, reverence to Ganesa: and in parts of Southern India, such as Kerala, children on being put to school begin their writing lesson with the invocation Harih, Sri-Ganappataya-namah, 'Hari, Reverence to the hol...