The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Hinduism 2nd Edition

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• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9781119144885
• Author: Gavin Flood 

The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Hinduism examines the historical trajectories that have led to the modern religion of Hinduism. Covering main themes such as philosophy, practice, society, and science, this comprehensive volume brings together a variety of approaches and perspectives in Hindu Studies to help readers better appreciate the richness, complexity, and diversity of Hinduism. Essays by acknowledged experts in the field present historical accounts of all major traditions, analyze key texts, engage with Hindu theology and philosophy, address contemporary questions of colonialism and identity, and more. Throughout the text, the authors highlight the links, common threads, and issues that reoccur in the history of Hinduism.

Table contents:

1 Colonialism and the Construction of Hinduism

2 Orientalism and Hinduism

3 Vedas and Upaniṣads

4 The Dharmaśāstras

5 The Sanskrit Epics

6 The Purāṇas

7 The Bhagavad Gītā: Genesis of the Text, Its Messages, and Its Impact on the Mahābhārata and on Indian Religions and Philosophy

8 Tamil Hindu Literature

9 The Literature of Hinduism in Malayalam

10 North Indian Hindi Devotional Literature

11 The Śaiva Traditions

12 History of Vaiṣṇava Traditions: An Esquisse

13 Hinduism and the Goddess: Śākta Traditions

14 The Householder Tradition in Hindu Society

15 The Renouncer Tradition

16 The Teyyam Tradition of Kerala

17 The Month of Kārtik and Women’s Ritual Devotions to Krishna in Benares

18 Hindu Diasporas and Gods on the Move: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage in Hindu Europe

18 Hindu Diasporas and Gods on the Move: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage in Hindu Europe

19 Introduction

20 The Science of Language

21 Indian Mathematics

22 Calendar, Astrology, and Astronomy

23 The Science of Medicine

24 The Classical Worldview: Early Foundations of Hindu Philosophy

25 Hinduism and the Proper Work of Reason

26 Restoring “Hindu Theology” as a Category in Indian Intellectual Discourse

27 Mantra

28 Realism and Non-Realism in Indian Philosophy

29 Hinduism Compared

30 On the Relationship between Caste and Hinduism

31 Modernity, Reform, and Revival

32 The Goddess and the Nation: Subterfuges of Antiquity, the Cunning of Modernity

33 Gender in a Devotional Universe

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