Religions of India in Practice /

Religions of India in Practice / / ed. by Donald S. Lopez.

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The inaugural volume of Princeton Readings in Religions brings together the work of thirty scholars of the religions of India in a new anthology designed to reshape the ways in which the religious traditions of India are understood. The book contains translations of forty-five works, most of which h...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
MitwirkendeR:
Asani, Ali,
Beck, Guy Leon,
Brooks, Douglas Renfrew,
Cort, John E.,
Cutler, Norman,
Davidson, Ronald M.,
Davis, Richard H.,
Delmonico, Ned,
Dharwadker, Vinay,
Ernst, Carl,
Gold, Ann Grodzins,
Granoff, Phyllis,
Harlan, Lindsey,
Hayes, Glen A.,
Hermansen, Marcia,
Hudson, D. Dennis,
Lefeber, Rosalind,
Lewis, Todd T.,
Llewellyn, J. E.,
Lopez, Donald S.,
McDaniel, June,
McDermott, Rachel Fell,
McLeod, Hew,
Mir, Mustansir,
Narayan, Kirin,
Olivelle, Patrick,
Richman, Paula,
Robe, Michael D.,
Salomon, Carol,
Stewart, Tony K.,
White, David Gordon,
HerausgeberIn:
Lopez, Donald S.,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]
©1995
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Princeton Readings in Religions ; 10
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Physical Description:1 online resource (648 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Princeton Readings in Religions
  • Note on Transliteration
  • Contents
  • Contents by Traditions
  • Contributor
  • Introduction
  • Songs of Devotion and Praise
  • 1. Bengali Songs to Kālī
  • 2. Kabīr
  • 3. Poems of Tukārām
  • 4. The Litany of Names of Mañjuśrī
  • 5. Sikh Hymns to the Divine Name
  • 6. Devotional Hymns from the Sanskrit
  • 7. Tamil Game Songs to Śiva
  • 8. In Praise of Muhammad: Sindhi and Urdu Poems
  • 9. Bāul Songs
  • 10. Tamil Songs to God as Child
  • Rites and Instructions
  • 11. The Power of Mantra: A Story of the Five Protectors
  • 12. Royal Temple Dedications
  • 13. How to Partake in the Love of Kṛṣṇa
  • 14. Women's Songs for Auspicious Occasions
  • 15. The Ocean of Mercury: An Eleventh-Century Alchemical Text
  • 16. Predicting the Future with Dogs
  • 17. How To Worship at Śiva's Temple
  • 18. The Order for Khālsā Initiation
  • 19. The Rite of Veneration of Jina Images
  • 20. The Vaiṣṇava Sahajiyā Traditions of Medieval Bengal
  • 21. The Goddess Ṣaṣṭhī Protects Children
  • 22. Women's Celebration of Muḥammad's Birth
  • Remarkable Lives and Edifying Tales
  • 23. The Rescue of Two Drunkards
  • 24. Encountering the Smallpox Goddess: The Auspicious Song of Śītalā
  • 25. The Wonders of Śrī Mastnāth
  • 26. Jain Stories Inspiring Renunciation
  • 27. A Holy Woman of Calcutta
  • 28. Jain Stories of Miraculous Power
  • 29. Mother Ten's Stories
  • 30. The Life of Guru Nānak
  • 31. The Autobiography of a Female Renouncer
  • 32. The Prince with Six Fingers
  • 33. How a Girl Became a Sacred Plant
  • 34. Lives of Sufi Saints
  • 35. Conversations of Sufi Saints
  • 36. Teachings of Two Punjabi Sufi Poets
  • Traditions in Transition and Conflict
  • 37. Ascetic Withdrawal or Social Engagement
  • 38. The Bodhisattva Vajrapāṇi's Subjugation of Śiva
  • 39. India as a Sacred Islamic Land
  • 40. The Exemplary Devotion of the "Servant of Hari"
  • 41. Satya Pīr: Muslim Holy Man and Hindu God
  • 42. Jain Questions and Answers: Who Is God and How Is He Worshiped?
  • 43. Esoteric Knowledge and the Tradition of the Preceptors
  • 44. The Rebuilding of a Hindu Temple
  • 45. The Origin of Liṅga Worship
  • Index

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