Pandita Ramabai's American Encounter: The Peoples of the United States (1889)

". .. [A] infrequent and noteworthy perception into an Indian woman's tackle American tradition within the nineteenth century, refracted via her personal stories with British colonialism, Indian nationalism, and Christian tradition on at least 3 continents. .. . a wonderful source for undergraduate educating. " —Antoinette Burton within the Eighteen Eighties, Pandita Ramabai traveled from India to England after which to the U.

The Politics of Religion in Indonesia: Syncretism, Orthodoxy, and Religious Contention in Java and Bali (Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series)

Indonesia is a awesome case examine for non secular politics. whereas now not being a theocratic state, it's not secular both, with the Indonesian nation formally defining what constitutes faith, and each citizen wanting to be affiliated to at least one of them. This ebook specializes in Java and Bali, and the fascinating comparability of 2 neighbouring societies formed by means of various religions - Islam and Hinduism.

The Bhagavata Purana: Sacred Text and Living Tradition (NONE)

A colourful instance of residing literature, The Bhagavata Purana is a flexible Hindu sacred textual content containing greater than 14,000 Sanskrit verses. discovering its current shape round the 10th century C. E. , the paintings encouraged a number of significant north Indian devotional (bhakti) traditions in addition to faculties of dance and drama, and maintains to permeate renowned Hindu artwork and formality in either India and the diaspora.

Essence of the Upanishads: A Key to Indian Spirituality (Wisdom of India)

Via his interpretation of 1 very important Upanishad, an historic knowledge textual content, Eknath Easwaran indicates how the undying Indian culture bargains assistance on the way to stay this present day. Lyrical, dramatic, and encouraging, the Katha Upanishad provides the center rules of Indian mysticism in a mythic tale all can relate to — the journey of a tender hero, Nachiketa, who passes into the dominion of dying looking for immortality.