Hinduism category: 1323 books
The Mahabharata
Complete Series Book
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2012
The Mahabharata
Kisari Mohan Ganguli, tr.
The Mahabharata complete series of all Parva in this book. They are :-
1: Adi Parva
2: Sabha Parva
3: Vana Parva
4: Virata Parva
5: Udyoga Parva
6: Bhishma Parva
7: Drona Parva
8: Karna Parva
9: Shalya Parva
10: Sauptika Parva
11: Stri Parva
12:...
Divine Mother, Blessed Mother
Hindu Goddesses and the Virgin Mary
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2004
In Divine Mother, Blessed Mother, Francis X. Clooney, S.J., a scholar of Hinduism as well as a Catholic priest and theologian, offers the first full-length comparative study of Hindu goddesses and the Virgin Mary. Clooney begins by looking at three specific goddesses as they are presented and addressed...
Against Dharma
Dissent in the Ancient Indian Sciences of Sex and Politics
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
An esteemed scholar of Hinduism presents a groundbreaking interpretation of ancient Indian texts and their historic influence on subversive resistance
Ancient Hindu texts speak of the three aims of human life: dharma*,artha,* and kama*.* Translated, these might be called religion, politics,...
Krishna in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names
An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2016
Krishna is a central figure in Hinduism, a religion that has been a fundamental force for thousands of years. This accessible encyclopedia covers texts, practices, scholarship, and arts related to Krishna from the earliest known sources on.
• Overviews the importance of Krishna to world history
•...
by Achuthan M Kandyil
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2017
My father belonged to an artisan caste classified as one of the OBCs.Though I did well in all examinations meritoriously, in 1949 when I requested for a character and conduct certificate needed for applying for admission to higher education, the principal of the college, a Brahmin, declined, asking...
The God Market
How Globalization is Making India More Hindu
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Conventional wisdom says that integration into the global marketplacetends to weaken the power of traditional faith in developingcountries. But, as Meera Nanda argues in this path-breaking book,this is hardly the case in todays India. Against expectations ofgrowing secularism, India has instead seen...
by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
The Mahabharata, Book 2: Sabha Parva
Kisari Mohan Ganguli, tr.
Om! After having bowed down to Narayana, and Nara, the most exalted male being, and also to the goddess Saraswati, must the word Jaya be uttered.
It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian subcontinent, and...
In Woods of God Realization
Volume 1
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2017
Swami Rama Tirtha also known as Swami Ram, was an Indian teacher of the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta. He was among the first notable teachers of Hinduism to lecture in the United States, travelling there in 1902, preceded by Swami Vivekananda in 1893 and followed by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920. During...
Kiss of the Yogini
"Tantric Sex" in its South Asian Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2006
For those who wonder what relation actual Tantric practices bear to the "Tantric sex" currently being marketed so successfully in the West, David Gordon White has a simple answer: there is none. Sweeping away centuries of misunderstandings and misrepresentations, White returns to original...
by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
The Mahabharata, Book 12: Santi Parva
Kisari Mohan Ganguli, tr.
Om! Having bowed down to Narayana, and Nara the foremost of male beings, and the goddess Saraswati also, must the word Jaya be uttered.
It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian subcontinent, and is a major...
Shakti
Realm of the Divine Mother
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2008
Presents the mystery of the Divine Mother in all her manifold aspects
• Explores more than 30 different goddess aspects of the Shakti force, both beneficial and malefic
• Includes Sanskrit hymns and classic verses by Sri Auribindo for each of the goddesses
Shakti is synonymous...
Sacred Complex of Orissa
Study of Three Major Aspects of the Sacred Complex
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2000
The Scared Complex of Orissa has had its origin and development, since time immemorial. Its evolution is traced back to different ancient dynasties. Later, it flourished under the partronage of the rulers of Solar dynasty and Gajapati Rajas of Orissa. As Puri has become the most important pilgrim...
by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
The Mahabharata, Book 18: Svargarohanika Parva
Kisari Mohan Ganguli, tr.
Om! Having bowed down to Narayana, and Nara the foremost of male beings, and the goddess Saraswati also, must the word Jaya be uttered.
It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian subcontinent, and...
by NETLANCERS INC
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Collection Of Asian Traditional People Volume 1
Asia is also the origin of many of the most important and ancient world religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism.
A Journey In Southern Siberia :- The mythology and folklore of the Buriat Mongols of Siberia.
An...