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

". .. [A] infrequent and memorable 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 the least 3 continents. .. . a superb source for undergraduate educating. " —Antoinette Burton within the 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 impressive case examine for spiritual politics. whereas no longer being a theocratic kingdom, it isn't secular both, with the Indonesian nation formally defining what constitutes faith, and each citizen desiring to be affiliated to 1 of them. This e-book makes a speciality of Java and Bali, and the attention-grabbing comparability of 2 neighbouring societies formed by way of assorted religions - Islam and Hinduism.

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

A colourful instance of dwelling 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 numerous significant north Indian devotional (bhakti) traditions in addition to faculties of dance and drama, and keeps to permeate well known 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 vital Upanishad, an historic knowledge textual content, Eknath Easwaran indicates how the undying Indian culture deals assistance on tips on how to stay this day. Lyrical, dramatic, and encouraging, the Katha Upanishad offers the center principles of Indian mysticism in a mythic tale all can relate to — the journey of a tender hero, Nachiketa, who passes into the dominion of loss of life looking for immortality.