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Ascetics of Kashi
Author | : Surajit Sinha,Baidyanath Saraswati |
Publsiher | : Varanasi : N.K. Bose Memorial Foundation |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Asceticism |
ISBN | : UOM:39015013449692 |
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Anthropological study of the Hindu ascetics of Varanasi.
Female Ascetics in Hinduism
Author | : Lynn Teskey Denton |
Publsiher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2012-02-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780791484623 |
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Female Ascetics in Hinduism provides a vivid account of the lives of women renouncers—women who renounce the world to live ascetic spiritual lives—in India. The author approaches the study of female asceticism by focusing on features of two dharmas, two religiously defined ways of life: that of woman-as-householder and that of the ascetic, who, for various reasons, falls outside the realm of householdership. The result of fieldwork conducted in Varanasi (Benares), the book explores renouncers' social and personal backgrounds, their institutions, and their ways of life. Offering a first-hand look at and an insightful analysis of this little-known world, this highly readable book will be indispensable to those interested in female asceticism in the Hindu tradition and women's spiritual lives around the world.
Indian Asceticism
Author | : Carl Olson |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780190225315 |
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Throughout the history of Indian religions, the ascetic figure is most closely identified with power. A by-product of the ascetic path, power is displayed in the ability to fly, walk on water or through dense objects, read minds, discern the former lives of others, see into the future, harm others, or simply levitate one's body. These tales give rise to questions about how power and violence are related to the phenomenon of play. Indian Asceticism focuses on the powers exhibited by ascetics of India from ancient to modern time. Carl Olson discusses the erotic, the demonic, the comic, and the miraculous forms of play and their connections to power and violence. He focuses on Hinduism, but evidence is also presented from Buddhism and Jainism, suggesting that the subject matter of this book pervades India's major indigenous religious traditions. The book includes a look at the extent to which findings in cognitive science can add to our understanding of these various powers; Olson argues that violence is built into the practice of the ascetic. Indian Asceticism culminates with an attempt to rethink the nature of power in a way that does justice to the literary evidence from Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain sources.
The Sacred Complex of Kashi
Author | : Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi,Makhan Jha,Baidyanath Saraswati |
Publsiher | : Concept Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9182736450XXX |
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Study of the importance of Varanasi as a centre for Hindu pilgrimage and the traditional priestcraft of the place.
The Legacy of G S Ghurye
Author | : A. R. Momin |
Publsiher | : Popular Prakashan |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Anthropology |
ISBN | : 8171548318 |
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Comprises contributed articles on the life and thought of Govind Sadashiv Ghurye, b. 1893, and on Indian sociology and anthropology.
India and Nepal
Author | : Makhan Jha |
Publsiher | : M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 8175330813 |
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Based on empirical fieldworkes carried out in different parts of both india and Nepal,this volume throws light on the thread anthropological researches in both neighbouring countries.The chapters in this book range from tribal situation in india to the Muslim tribes of Lakshadeep island including complex societies,industrialization and urbanization and the various aspects of the Sacred Complex studies in india.Besides,the various aspects of religions of Kathmandu and Janakpur.
Potency of the Common
Author | : Gert Melville,Carlos Ruta |
Publsiher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 441 |
Release | : 2016-09-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9783110459791 |
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The central question of the book is as follows: To what extent does the community present a challenge in the life of the individual? Well-known international Philosophers, historians, anthropologists, political scientists, theologians and sociologists attempted to find explications by intercultural comparison.
Introducing Hinduism
Author | : Hillary P. Rodrigues |
Publsiher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2023-01-06 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781000888256 |
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Introducing Hinduism, 2nd Edition is the ideal sourcebook for those seeking a comprehensive overview of the Hindu tradition. This second edition includes substantial treatments of Tantra, South India, and women, as well as expanded discussions of yoga, Vedanta and contemporary configurations of Hinduism in the West. Its lively presentation features: case studies, photographs, and scenarios that invite the reader into the lived world of Hinduism; introductory summaries, key points, discussion questions, and recommended reading lists at the end of each chapter; narrative summaries of the great epics and other renowned Hindu myths and lucid explanations of complex Indian philosophical teachings, including Sankhya and Kashmir Saivism; and a glossary, timeline, and pronunciation guide for an enhanced learning experience. This volume is an invaluable resource for students in need of an introduction to the key tenets and diverse practice of Hinduism, past and present.