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 reviews with British colonialism, Indian nationalism, and Christian tradition on at the very least 3 continents. .. . a wonderful source for undergraduate instructing. " —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 non secular politics. whereas no longer being a theocratic state, it isn't secular both, with the Indonesian kingdom formally defining what constitutes faith, and each citizen desiring to be affiliated to 1 of them. This e-book specializes in Java and Bali, and the fascinating comparability of 2 neighbouring societies formed via diverse 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 colleges of dance and drama, and maintains to permeate well known Hindu paintings 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 old knowledge textual content, Eknath Easwaran indicates how the undying Indian culture bargains assistance on easy methods to reside this present day. Lyrical, dramatic, and encouraging, the Katha Upanishad provides the middle 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 dying looking for immortality.