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The Graceful Guru: Hindu Female Gurus in India and the United States
ISBN: 9780195145380 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. A distinctive aspect of Hindu devotion is the veneration of a human guru, who is not only an exemplar and a teacher but is also understood to be an embodiment of the divine. Historically, the role of guru in the public domain has been exclusive to men. The new visibility of female gurus in India and the U.S. today, and indeed across the globe, has inspired this first-ever scholarly study of the origins, variety, and worldwide popularity of Hindu female gurus. In the Introduction, Karen Pechilis examines the historical emergence of Hindu female gurus with reference to the Hindu philosophy of...
A distinctive aspect of Hindu devotion is the veneration of a human guru, who is not only an exemplar and a teacher but is also understood to be an em...
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187,59 zł |
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South Asian Religions: Tradition and Today
ISBN: 9780415448512 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. By examining the realities of religious life, and the ways in which the traditions are practiced on the ground, this book provides an illuminating introduction to Asian religions.
By examining the realities of religious life, and the ways in which the traditions are practiced on the ground, this book provides an illuminating int...
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680,04 zł |
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Interpreting Devotion: The Poetry and Legacy of a Female Bhakti Saint of India
ISBN: 9780415615860 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This text explores devotional religion through three interpretive gestures: the devotional subjectivity inscribed in the classical poetry of the female saint Karaikkal Ammaiyar; the domestication of her persona in an authoritative medieval hagiography; and present-day tellings of her story in ritual dramatizations.
This text explores devotional religion through three interpretive gestures: the devotional subjectivity inscribed in the classical poetry of the femal...
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730,42 zł |
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Interpreting Devotion: The Poetry and Legacy of a Female Bhakti Saint of India
ISBN: 9781138948419 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Devotion is a category of expression in many of the world s religious traditions. This book looks at issues involved in academically interpreting religious devotion, as well as exploring the interpretations of religious devotion made by a sixth century poet, a twelfth century biographer, and present-day festival publics. The book focuses on the female poet-saint K raikk l Ammaiy r, whose poetry is devotional in nature. It discusses the biography written on the poet six centuries after her lifetime, and suggests ways of interpreting K raikk l Ammaiy r s poetry without using the... Devotion is a category of expression in many of the world s religious traditions. This book looks at issues involved in academically interpreting r... |
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271,97 zł |
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The Embodiment of Bhakti
ISBN: 9780195128130 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This book offers an interpretive history of bhakti, an influential religious perspective in Hinduism. Prentiss argues that although bhakti is mentioned in every contemporary sourcebook on Indian religions, it still lacks an agreed-upon definition. "Devotion" is found to be the most commonly used synonym. Prentiss seeks a new perspective on this elusive concept. Her analysis of Tamil (south Indian) materials leads her to suggest that bhakti be understood as a doctrine of embodiment. Bhakti, she says, urges people towards active engagement in the worship of God. She proposes that the term...
This book offers an interpretive history of bhakti, an influential religious perspective in Hinduism. Prentiss argues that although bhakti is mentione...
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769,86 zł |
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Devotional Visualities: Seeing Bhakti in Indic Material Cultures
ISBN: 9781350214224 / Angielski / 29-05-2025 Książka dostępna od: 29-05-2025 |
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138,73 zł |
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Devotional Visualities: Seeing Bhakti in Indic Material Cultures
ISBN: 9781350214187 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This book is the first to focus on material visualities of bhakti imagery that inspire, shape, convey, and expand both the visual practices of devotional communities, as well as possibilities for extending the reach of devotion in society in new and often unexpected ways. Communities of interpreters of bhakti images discussed in this book include not only a number of distinctive Hindu bhakti groups, but also artisans, diaspora women, South Asian Sufis, businessmen, dancers, and filmmakers. This book’s identification of devotional practices of looking, such as materializing memory,...
This book is the first to focus on material visualities of bhakti imagery that inspire, shape, convey, and expand both the visual practices of devotio...
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428,18 zł |
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