Studying Hinduism in Practice

ISBN-13: 9780415468473 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 208 str.

Hillary Rodrigues;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

'Hinduism in Practice' offers students a unique understanding of the living tradition, including discussions of well-known rituals such as the performance of 'puja' and the great festivals of Holi and Divali, to lesser known rites associated with healing or possession.

Spis treści

1. Discovering a Story  Brenda E. F. Beck 2. Hanumān Jayantī in Maharashtra  Jeffrey Brackett 3. Searching for Satī  Paul B. Courtright 4. Pilgrimage to Kāmākhyā through text and lived religion: Some forms of the Goddess at an Assamese Temple Site  Patricia A. Dold 5. The Accidental Pilgrim: Vaiṣṇava Tīrthas and the Experience of the Sacred  Jason D. Fuller 6. Dance and Hinduism - a personal exploration  Anne-Marie Gaston 7. Just My Imagination? Puzzling through a Duryodhana Festival near Dharmapuri, Tamilnadu  Alf Hiltebeitel 8. The Wisdom of Kapila’s Cave: Sāṃkhya-Yoga as Practice  Knut A. Jacobsen 9. Tablā, Spirituality, and the Arts: A Journey into the Cycles of Time  Jeffrey Lidke 10. Divine Times: Goddess worship in Banāras  Hillary P. Rodrigues 11. A Himalayan Exorcism  William Sax 12. Experiencing Sanskrit Dramas in Kerala: Epic Performances and Performers  Bruce M. Sullivan 13. Learning about Hindu Practice: Fighting late-colonial Attitudes and Discovering Temples and Festivals Paul Younger

O autorze

Hillary P. Rodrigues received his PhD in Religious Studies from McMaster University. He is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada, where he has been honored with a Distinguished Teaching Award. His books include Ritual Worship of the Great Goddess (2003), Introducing Hinduism (2006) andIntroduction to the Study of Religion with John S. Harding (2008).