The Continuum Companion to Hindu Studies

Frazier, Jessica [Hrsg.]:
The Continuum Companion to Hindu Studies / ed. by Jessica Frazier. - London ; New York : Continuum, 2011. - XIII, 407 S.
ISBN 0-8264-9966-X / 978-0-8264-9966-0 (Hardcover)
US$ 190,00 / £ 100,00
DDC: 294.5
-- Continuum (Europa): bereits erschienen, Continuum (USA): angekündigt für Juni 2011--

Beschreibung
The Continuum Companion to Hindu Studies offers the definitive guide to Hinduism and study in this area. The book covers all the most pressing and important themes and categories in the field - areas that have continued to attract interest historically as well as topics that have emerged more recently as active areas of research. Specially commissioned essays from an international team of experts reveal where important work continues to be done in the field and, valuably, how the various topics intersect through detailed reading paths. Featuring a series of indispensible research tools, including a detailed list of resources, chronology and diagrams summarizing content, this is the essential reference tool for anyone working in Hindu Studies. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
List of Contributors. x
Foreword by Gavin Flood. xi
Preface and Acknowledgements. xiii
1. Introduction: New Visions of Hinduism. 1
2. Key Themes: Chapters and Reading Paths. 16
3. The History of Hindu Studies. 33
4. Current Approaches: Articles on Key Themes. 60
   - Hindu Cosmologies / Angelika Malinar. 60
   - Sāṃkhya-Yoga Traditions / Knut A. Jacobsen. 74
   - Sanskrit Epics: The Rāmāyaṇa, Mahābhārata and Harivaṃśa / Simon Brodbeck. 83
   - Ascetic Traditions / Sondra L. Hausner. 100
   - Bhakti Traditions / Karen Pechilis. 107
   - Tantric Traditions / Dominic Goodall and Harunaga Isaacson. 122
   - Hindu Philosophical Traditions / David Peter Lawrence. 137
   - Hindu Society in Anthropological Perspective / Marie Lecomte-Tilouine. 151
   - Hindu Iconology and Worship / Kenneth Valpey. 158
   - Colonial Hinduism / Brian A. Hatcher. 171
   - Notes. 184
5. Research Methods: From Manuscripts to Fieldwork. 200
6. Regional Perspectives: Local Traditions. 254
7. Future Directions: Issues and Debates. 285
8. Study Resources: Reading Lists, Sites and Sources. 344
Bibliography. 361
Index. 401

Herausgeberin
JESSICA FRAZIER is Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, UK, and is the author of Seeing is Believing: Caravaggio's Incredulity of St Thomas, in Art and Truth (forthcoming, Syracuse University Press). Profile page.

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