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Female ascetics in Hinduism

by Collins, Steven, Denton, Lynn Teskey

fromSUNY series in Hindu studies

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"Female Ascetics in Hinduism provides an 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 …

Exploring the Bhagavad gita: philosophy, structure and meaning

by Theodor, Ithamar

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Gurus in America

by Forsthoefel, Thomas A., Humes, Cynthia Ann

fromSUNY series in Hindu studies

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"Gurus in America provides an excellent introduction to the guru phenomenon in the United States, with in-depth analyses of nine important Hindu gurus - Adi Da, Ammachi, Mayi Chidvilasananda, Gurani Anjali, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Osho, Ramana Maharshi, Sai Baba, and Swami Bhakti…

The Hindu temple: an introduction to its meaning and forms

by Michell, George

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Gods on Earth: the management of religious experience and identi…

by Veer, Peter van der, (Pieter Tjitse)

fromLondon School of Economics. Monographs on social anthropolo…

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Encountering Śivaism: the deity, the milieu, the entourage

by Chitgopekar, Nilima

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Encountering Śivaism: the deity, the milieu, the entourage

by Chitgopekar, Nilima

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Hindu images and their worship with special reference to Vaisnavism: a philosophical-theological inquiry

by Lipner, Julius

fromRoutledgeCurzon Hindu studies series

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The graceful guru: Hindu female gurus in India and the United States

by Pechilis, Karen, American Academy of Religion., Religion in South Asia Section, American Academy of Religion., Meeting, Boston, Mass

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A distinctive aspect of Hindu devotion is the veneration of a human guru, who is not only an exemplar and a teacher but is also understood to be an embodiment of the divine. Historically, the role of guru in the public domain has been exclusive to men. The new visibility of fema…

Studying Hinduism: key concepts and methods

by Mittal, Sushil, Thursby, Gene R.

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An early Upaniṣadic reader: with notes, glossary, and an appendix of related …

by Hock, Hans Henrich

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Reflections on resemblance, ritual, and religion

by Smith, Brian K.

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The regulation of religion and the making of Hinduism in colonial Trinidad

by Rocklin, Alexander

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"How can religious freedom be granted to people who do not have a religion? While Indian indentured workers in colonial Trinidad practiced cherished rituals, "Hinduism" was not a widespread category in India at the time. On this Caribbean island, people of South Asian descent an…

Real sadhus sing to God: gender, asceticism, and vernacular religion in Ra…

by DeNapoli, Antoinette E.

fromReligion, culture, and history series

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Drawing on ethnographic research spanning ten years, Antoinette Elizabeth DeNapoli offers a new perspective on the practice of asceticism in India today. Her work brings to light the little known and often marginalized lives of female Hindu ascetics (sadhus) in the North Indian …

Pilgrimage and power: the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, 1765-1954

by Maclean, Kama

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"Today the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, is a major Hindu religious pilgrimage and the largest religious gathering in the world. In 2001, according to the government of Uttar Pradesh, 30 million pilgrims were drawn to the confluence of the rivers Ganga and Yamuna on the most a…