{"product_id":"the-hinduism-omnibus","title":"The Hinduism Omnibus","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Nirad C Chaudhuri\u003cbr\u003eMadeleine Biardeau\/D F Pocock\u003cbr\u003e: \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2003\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 910\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0195664116\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough South Asia is the original homeland of Hinduism, its adherents, counted in millions, are today found in many parts of the world. For centuries, the religion has attracted the attention of scholars both at home in South Asia and abroad and has inspired a wide spectrum of approaches. The four books brought together in this omnibus consider Hinduism from various angles: as a personal experience, as a rich textual tradition, and as a body of belief and practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nNirad C Chaudhuri’s Hinduism: A Religion to Live By is a wholly original exposition of Hinduism, focusing on Hindu religion psychology and behaviour. Rejecting familiar assumptions about early Hinduism, Chaudhuri examines temple and image worship, as well as the three major cults of Shiva, Krishna, and the Mother Goddess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nMadeleine Biardeau’s Hinduism: The Anthropology of a Civilization offers interpretation of the epics, traditional customs, and social norms. Using evidence from archaeological monuments and literary texts, the book brings to light the underlying unity beneath the bewildering diversity of this living tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nMind, Body and Wealth: Belief and Practice in an Indian village by D F Pocock examines Hinduism as a body of belief and practice. Based on fieldwork in Gujarat, the study is distinguished by an eye for detail and a capacity for empathy, as well as by literary felicity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nFinally. T N Madan’s Non-Renunciation: Themes and Interpretation of Hindu Culture presets religion as inseparable from secular life. Focusing on the householder’s life in Hindu society, Madan deals with asceticism, eroticism, altruism, and death as elaboration of the main theme. The book constitutes a reading of Hindu tradition as a rich and sensible philosophy of life in this world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublisher’s Note\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nIntroduction –T N Madan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nHINDUISM: A RELIGION TO LIVE BY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nExplanations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nPreface\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\nIntroduction: What is Hinduism?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nHistorical \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nDescriptive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nAnalytical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nHINDUISM: THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF A CIVILIZATION\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nMan and the Absolute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nThe Four Goals of Man\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nSalvation Through Deeds: The Yogin Warrior\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nThe Universe of bhakti\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nDesireless Activity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nDivine Loves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nHinduism and the Future\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nMIND, BODY AND WEALTH: A STUDY OF BELIEF AND PRACTICE IN AN INDIAN VILLAGE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nPreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nIntroductory-Brothers are Rivals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nThe Evil Eye-Envy and Greed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nGoddess Cults-Status and Change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nThe Old Pattern- Purity with Impurity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nA Vaishnavite Sect – the Way of Grace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nA Reformed Sect – the Satsang\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nThe Contemporary Need –Guruji\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nAppendix 1: Morality and Non-Violence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nAppendix 2: Selections from the Shikshapatri of Swami Narayan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nNON-RENUNCIATION: THEMES AND INTERPRETATION OF HINDU CULTURE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nPreface to the Paperback Edition\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nA Note on Transliteration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nIntroduction: Intimation of the Good Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nDomesticity and Detachment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nAuspiciousness and Purity \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nAsceticism and Eroticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nThe Desired and the Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nLiving and Dying \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nAppendix: A Note on the Epigraphs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nReferences\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Nirad C Chaudhuri \/ Oxford University Press \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153525535088,"sku":"80050","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/80050.jpg?v=1793910696","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/the-hinduism-omnibus","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}