| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 324 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series |
The life of religion ; 3 |
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Life of religion ; 3.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The experience : approaching God / Stephen P. Huyler -- The Deity : the image of God / Diana L. Eck -- The miraculous : the birth of a shrine / Shrivatsa Goswami and Margaret H. Case -- Marriage : women in India / Doranne Jacobson -- Death beyond death : the ochre robe / Agehananda Bharati -- Divali : the festival of lights / Om Lata Bahadur -- Holi : the feast of love / McKim Marriott -- An open-air Ramayana : Ramlila, the audience experience / Linda Hess -- A Ramayana on air : "all in the (Raghu) family" : a video epic in cultural context / Philip Lutgendorf -- Possession by Durga : the Mother who possesses / Kathleen M. Erndl -- Anandamayi Ma : God came as a woman / Lisa Lassell Hallstrom -- Radhasoami : the healing offer / Sudhir Kakar -- A dalit poet-saint : Ravidas / John Stratton Hawley, with Mark Juergensmeyer -- A Brahmin woman : revenge herself / Lalitambika Antarjanam -- Hinduism in Pittsburgh : creating the South Indian "Hindu" experience in the United States / Vasudha Narayanan -- A diasporic Hindu creed : some basic features of Hinduism / Sitansu S. Chakravarti -- Militant Hinduism : Ayodhya and the momentum of Hindu nationalism / John Stratton Hawley -- Tolerant Hinduism : shared ritual spaces : Hindus and Muslims at the Shrine of Shahul Hamid / Vasudha Narayanan -- Hinduism for Hindus : taking back Hindu studies / Shrinivas Tilak -- Hinduism with others : interlogue / Laurie L. Patton and Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad, with Kala Acharya. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
'The Life of Hinduism' collects a series of essays that present Hinduism as a vibrant, truly 'lived' religion. The text offers a glimpse into the multifaceted world of Hindu worship, life-cycle rites, festivals, performances, gurus, and castes. |
| Subject |
Religious life -- Hinduism.
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Hinduism -- Customs and practices.
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Hinduism -- Social aspects.
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RELIGION -- Hinduism -- General.
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Hinduism -- Customs and practices.
(OCoLC)fst00957122
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Hinduism -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00957162
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Religious life -- Hinduism.
(OCoLC)fst01094117
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hawley, John Stratton, 1941-
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Narayanan, Vasudha.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Life of Hinduism. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2006 9780520249134 0520249135 (DLC) 2006024692 (OCoLC)70775703 |
| ISBN |
9780520940079 (electronic bk.) |
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0520940075 (electronic bk.) |
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9780520249141 (electronic bk.) |
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0520249143 (electronic bk.) |
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1433700042 (electronic bk.) |
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9781433700040 (electronic bk.) |
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