Living Hinduisms: An Explorer's Guide - Religious Life in History

Falk, Nancy Auer

ISBN 10: 0534520111 / ISBN 13: 9780534520113

Published by Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2006

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xii + 348 pages; interior clean & tight.

Seller Inventory # 162077

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Living Hinduisms: An Explorer's Guide - Religious Life in History
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534520111
• ISBN 13: 9780534520113
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Condition: fine
• Book Type: Paperback
• Seller catalogs:
  • History,Religious

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Synopsis

Aiming to turn inside-out models currently used for the teaching of Hinduism, Nancy Falk's new LIVING HINDUISMS aims to introduce students to this religion through an illuminating presentation of its lived practices. Recognizing an all-too-frequent disconnect that students of Hinduism feel when confronted with the actual sights and sounds of contemporary Hindu rituals, Nancy Falk brings these experiences to life through an astute and eye-opening exploration of Hinduism's diverse, yet--as she argues--unified traditions.

About the Author

Nancy Falk earned a B.A. from Cedar Crest College and a MA/Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and is a leading scholar in the fields of Indian Religion�both Hinduism and Buddhism�and in cross-cultural women's studies in religion. Among her many scholarly contributions to religious studies, several standouts include: UNSPOKEN WORLDS: WOMEN'S RELIGIOUS LIVES (with Rita M. Gross and also published by Wadsworth), and WOMEN AND RELIGION IN INDIA.