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  • Representation

    Narrative, Indigeneity and Knowledge Construction

    Edición de Anand Mahanand, Amith Kumar P.V., Monali Sahu Pathange ...
    This volume discusses and theorizes cultures of narratives and knowledge production that shape the system of ‘Culture’, which has arguably been the greatest epoch of our civilization. The discernible and increasing importance of nativity and indigeneity in India and elsewhere has underscored the urgency of framing the major contemporary issues and debates that constitute this field. This book ... Leer más

    $64.99 USD

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  • Japanese Culture

    The Religious and Philosophical Foundations

    de Roger J. Davies ...
    Japanese Culture: The Religious and Philosophical Foundations takes readers on a thoroughly researched and extremely readable journey through Japan's cultural history.This much-anticipated sequel to Roger Davies's best-selling The Japanese Mind provides a comprehensive overview of the religion and philosophy of Japan. This cultural history of Japan explains the diverse cultural traditions that ... Leer más

    $12.29 USD

  • The Making of Buddhist Modernism

    de David L. McMahan ...
    A great deal of Buddhist literature and scholarly writing about Buddhism of the past 150 years reflects and indeed constructs a historically unique modern Buddhism even while purporting to represent ancient tradition timeless teaching or the "essentials" of Buddhism. This literature Asian as well as Western weaves together the strands of different traditions to create a novel hybrid that brings ... Leer más

    $43.99 USD

  • Secularizing Buddhism

    New Perspectives on a Dynamic Tradition

    de Sarah Shaw, Bhikku Bodhi, Kate Crosby, Roger L. Jackson ...
    A timely essay collection on the development and influence of secular expressions of Buddhism in the West and beyond.How do secular values impact Buddhism in the modern world? What versions of Buddhism are being transmitted to the West? Is it possible to know whether an interpretation of the Buddha’s words is correct?In this new essay collection, opposing ideas that often define Buddhist ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

  • Yoga in the Modern World

    Contemporary Perspectives

    Edición de Mark Singleton, Jean Byrne ...
    Series series Routledge Hindu Studies Series
    Today yoga is a thoroughly globalised phenomenon. Yoga has taken the world by storm and is even seeing renewed popularity in India. Both in India and abroad, adults, children and teenagers are practicing yoga in diverse settings; gyms, schools, home, work, yoga studios and temples. The yoga diaspora began well over a hundred years ago and we continue to see new manifestations and uses of Yoga in ... Leer más

    $68.99 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Buddhist Ethics

    Edición de Daniel Cozort, James Mark Shields ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    Many forms of Buddhism, divergent in philosophy and style, emerged as Buddhism filtered out of India into other parts of Asia. Nonetheless, all of them embodied an ethical core that is remarkably consistent. Articulated by the historical Buddha in his first sermon, this moral core is founded on the concept of karma—that intentions and actions have future consequences for an individual—and is ... Leer más

    $47.69 USD

  • Debates in Indian Philosophy

    Classical, Colonial, and Contemporary

    de A. Raghuramaraju ...
    This volume traces the impact of colonialism and Western philosophy on the dialogical structure of Indian thought and highlights the general tendency in contemporary Indian philosophy to avoid direct dialogue as opposed to the rich and elaborate debates that formed the pivot of the classical Indian tradition. It defines three possible areas of debate: between Swami Vivekanand and Mahatama Gandhi; ... Leer más

    $18.09 USD

  • The Return of Polyandry

    Kinship and Marriage in Central Tibet

    de Heidi E. Fjeld ...
    Tibet is known for its broad range of marriage practices, particularly polyandry, where two or more brothers share one wife. With economic development and massive Chinese social and political reforms, including new marriage laws prohibiting plural marriages, polyandry was expected to disappear from Tibetan communities. This book takes as its starting point the surprising increase in polyandry in ... Leer más

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  • Winged Faith

    Rethinking Globalization and Religious Pluralism through the Sathya Sai Movement

    de Tulasi Srinivas ...
    The Sathya Sai global civil religious movement incorporates Hindu and Muslim practices, Buddhist, Christian, and Zoroastrian influences, and "New Age"-style rituals and beliefs. Shri Sathya Sai Baba, its charismatic and controversial leader, attracts several million adherents from various national, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. In a dynamic account of the Sathya Sai movement's explosive ... Leer más

    $34.99 USD

  • Images of the Body in India

    South Asian and European Perspectives on Rituals and Performativity

    Edición de Axel Michaels, Christoph Wulf ...
    This intriguing book engages with the concept of the body in its cultural context by acknowledging and demonstrating that the human body is understood differently in Western and Indian cultures. The contributors go on to show that any attempt to put forward a single concept of the body within Indian culture would be misleading.Divided into three parts, the book examines the considerable and often ... Leer más

    $82.99 USD

  • Studying Hinduism

    Key Concepts and Methods

    Edición de Sushil Mittal, Gene Thursby ...
    This book is an indispensable resource for students and researchers wishing to develop a deeper understanding of one of the world's oldest and most multifaceted religious traditions.Sushil Mittal and Gene Thursby, leading scholars in the field, have brought together a rich variety of perspectives which reflect the current lively state of the field. Studying Hinduism is the result of cooperative ... Leer más

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  • Dance Matters

    Performing India on Local and Global Stages

    Edición de Pallabi Chakravorty, Nilanjana Gupta ...
    This volume presents a multidisciplinary perspective on dance scholarship and practice as they have evolved in India and its diaspora, outlining how dance histories have been written and re-written, how aesthetic and pedagogical conventions have changed and are changing, and how politico-economic shifts have shaped Indian dance and its negotiation with modernity.. Written by eminent and emergent ... Leer más

    $62.99 USD