Hinduism category: 1323 books
by Prof. M.M. Ninan
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2018
This is a drastic alternative to the history of India that is given normaly. The Hinduism as we know today is not Vedic religion which came into India in 1500 BC. Dravidians brought in Upanishad monotheism in 750 BC. In AD 52 in Kerala and even earlier in Taxila, St.Thomas the Apostle of Jesus of...
Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third Sex
Understanding Homosexuality,Transgender Identity and Intersex Conditions Through Hinduism
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2004
Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third Sex is a collection of years of research into a topic seldom discussed or easily found within the Hindu/Vedic scriptural canon. Based entirely upon authentic Sanskrit references and modern concurring facts, the book guides us through the original Hindu concept...
by Martin Ramstedt
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2005
This book provides new data and perspectives on the development of 'world religion' in post-colonial societies through an analysis of the development of 'Hinduism' in various parts of Indonesia from the early twentieth century to the present. This development has been largely driven by the religious...
Buddhism & Hinduism Premium Collection: The Light of Asia + The Essence of Buddhism + The Song Celestial (Bhagavad-Gita) + Hindu Literature + Indian Poetry
Religious Studies, Spiritual Poems & Sacred Writings
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015
This carefully crafted ebook: "Buddhism & Hinduism Premium Collection: The Light of Asia + The Essence of Buddhism + The Song Celestial (Bhagavad-Gita) + Hindu Literature + Indian Poetry" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Table of Contents: The Light of Asia...
by Edwin Arnold
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015
This carefully crafted ebook: “Collected Works of Edwin Arnold: Buddhism and Hinduism Studies, Poetry & Plays (Illustrated)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Table of Contents: The Essence of Buddhism Hindu Literature: Comprising...
by Swami Abhedananda
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2013
The Gospel Of Ramakrishna
ed. by Swami Abhedananda
God is Infinite. Infinite are the Forms in which He manifests Himself. Infinite also are the ways leading to Him.
Sri Ramakrishna, (1836-1886) was a Bengali mystic who had a huge impact on the development of modern Hinduism. His chief...
Hinduism
A Short History
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
An informative study of Hindu history that moves swiftly but thoroughly through the ages, from the early emergence of the Vedic tradition, to developments in twentieth-century Hinduism.
by Rachel Dwyer
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2013
Hinduism is a much contested term used to describe the religious beliefs and practices of more than 800 million people, most of whom live in India. Yet Hinduism is a religion that lacks a set of core beliefs (there is no founder, no single scripture nor any central organization). The sheer diversity...
The Power of the Dharma
An Introduction to Hinduism and Vedic Culture
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2006
The Power of the Dharma: An Introduction to Hinduism and Vedic Culture offers a concise and easy-to-understand overview of the essential principles and customs of the Hindu tradition. It also provides many insights into the depth and value of the timeless wisdom of Vedic spirituality and reveals why...
Religion and Commodification
'Merchandizing' Diasporic Hinduism
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2011
Sustaining a Hindu universe at an everyday life level requires an extraordinary range of religious specialists and ritual paraphernalia. At the level of practice, devotional Hinduism is an embodied religion and grounded in a materiality, that makes the presence of specific physical objects (which...
Swaminarayan Hinduism
Tradition, Adaptation, and Identity
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016
Towards the end of the eighteenth century, a lone pilgrim reached Gujarat and joined a small ashram in Loj. In time, his followers not only accepted him as the leader of the ashram but also as the manifestation of deity and called him Swaminarayan. His followers increased rapidly and today Swaminarayan...
by Jinan Halah Bahar
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2014
If You Want To Know About Hindu Gods, Hindu Temples, Hinduism, Hinduism History,Hinduism Today, Hindu Law and Judicature.
The Strides of Vishnu
Hindu Culture in Historical Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2008
Books about Hinduism often begin by noting the immense size and complexity of the subject. Hinduism is vast and diverse, they say. Or it doesn't exist at all - Hinduism is merely a convenient (and foreign) term that masks a plurality of traditions. In either case, readers are discouraged by the sense...
Provincial Hinduism
Religion and Community in Gwalior City
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Provincial Hinduism explores intersecting religious worlds in an ordinary Indian city that remains close to its traditional roots, while bearing witness to the impact of globalization. Daniel Gold looks at modern religious life in the central Indian city of Gwalior, drawing attention to the often...