The Blackwell Companion To Hinduism - Softcover
This companion presents the most recent scholarly thinking about hinduism in an accessible way it provides a forum for the best scholars in the world to make their views and research available to a wider audience the book is divided into four sections covering theoretical issues, textual traditions, systematic thought and hindu society and politics it reflects the trend away from essentialist understandings of hinduism towards tradition and regional-specific studies this text is ideal for use on university courses table of contents:list of contributorsprefaceintroduction: establishing the boundaries, gavin floodpart i: theoretical issuescolonialism and the construction of hinduism: gauri visvanathanorientalism and hinduism: david smithpart ii: text and traditionvedas and upanisads: michael witzelthe dharmaúâstras: ludo rocherthe sanskrit epics: john brockingtonthe purânas: freda matchetttamil hindu literature: norman cutlerthe literature of hinduism in malayalam: rich freemannorth indian hindi devotional literature: nancy m martinthe úaiva traditions: gavin floodhistory of vaishnava traditions: gérard colasthe renouncer tradition: patrick olivellethe householder tradition in hindu society: tn madanthe teyyam tradition of kerala: rich freemanthe month of karthik and womens ritual devotions to krishna in benares: tracy pinch manpart iii: systematic thoughtthe science of language: frits staalindian mathematics: takao hayashicalendar, astrology and astronomy: michio yanothe science of medicine: dominik wujastykhinduism and the proper work of reason: jonardon ganerirestoring hindu theology as a category in indian intellectual discourse: francis clooneymantra: andré padouxpart iv: society, politics and nationon the relationship between caste and hinduism: declan quigleymodernity, reform and revival: dermot killinglycontemporary political hinduism: c
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- PublisherWiley India Pvt Ltd
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 8126516291
- ISBN 13 9788126516292
- BindingPaperback
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