The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Hinduism

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• ISBN 10: 1119144884
• 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.

Fully revised and updated, the second edition of the Companion incorporates the most recent scholarship and reflects the trend away from essentialist understandings of Hinduism. New chapters examine the Goddess tradition, Hindu diaspora, Hinduism and inter-religious comparison, Hindu philosophy, and Indian astronomy, medicine, language, and mathematics. This edition places further emphasis on the importance of region-specific studies in analyzing Hinduism, discusses important theoretical issues, and offers fresh perspectives on current discourse in Hindu society and politics.

Table contents:

Part I: Theoretical Issues:.

1. Colonialism and the Construction of Hinduism: Gauri Visvanathan.

2. Orientalism and Hinduism: David Smith.

Part II: Text and Tradition:.

The Sanskrit Textual Traditions:.

3. Vedas and Upanisads: Michael Witzel.

4. The Dharmaúâstras: Ludo Rocher.

5. The Sanskrit Epics: John Brockington.

6. The Purânas: Freda Matchett.

Textual Traditions in Regional Languages:.

7. Tamil Hindu Literature: Norman Cutler.

8. The Literature of Hinduism in Malayalam: Rich Freeman.

9. North Indian Hindi Devotional Literature: Nancy M. Martin.

Major Historical Developments:.

10. The Úaiva Traditions: Gavin Flood.

11. History of Vaisnava Traditions: Gérard Colas.

12. The Renouncer Tradition: Patrick Olivelle.

13. The Householder Tradition in Hindu Society: T.N. Madan.

Regional Traditions:.

14. The Teyyam Tradition of Kerala: Rich Freeman.

15. The Month of Kârtik And Women’s Ritual Devotions to Krsna in Benares: Tracy Pinchman.

Part III: Systematic Thought:.

The Indian Sciences:.

Introduction: Frits Staal.

16. The Science of Language: Frits Staal.

17. Indian Mathematics: Takao Hayashi.

18. Calendar, Astrology and Astronomy: Michio Yano.

19. The Science of Medicine: Dominik Wujastyk.

Philosophy and Theology:.

20. Hinduism and the Proper Work of Reason: Jonardon Ganeri.

21. Restoring “Hindu Theology” as a Category in Indian Intellectual Discourse: Francis Clooney.

22. Mantra: André Padoux.

Part IV: Society, Politics, and Nation:.

23. On the Relationship between Caste and Hinduism: Declan Quigley.

24. Modernity, Reform and Revival: Dermot Killingley.

25. Contemporary Political Hinduism: C. Ram Prasad.

26. The Goddess and the Nation: Subterfuges of Antiquity, the Cunning of Modernity: Sumathi Ramaswamy.

27. Gender in a Devotional Universe: Vasudha Narayanan.

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