Hinduism category: 1323 books
by Baal Kadmon
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2018
The western tradition is the new kid on the block when it comes to magickal traditions. Magick and its practices existed many thousands of years before the western traditions were even a whisper in the wind.
One of these very ancient traditions that predate western traditions can be found...
Surya Mantra Magick: Harnessing The Power of The Sun
Mantra Magick, #13
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2018
From the many planets and stars that abound in space, only one, besides our own can be said to be the most important, and that is the Sun which is a star, but astrologically a planet..
It provides for every life that exists on this great earth. For without it, nothing would grow; nothing would...
Philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita
A Contemporary Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Philosophy of The Bhagavad Gita: A Contemporary Introduction presents a complete philosophical guide and new translation of the most celebrated text of Hinduism.
While usually treated as mystical and religious poetry, this new translation focuses on the philosophy underpinning the story of...
by Subu Venkataraman
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2016
A mantra, commonly used in Hindu Vedic rituals, beautifully explains in just 7 words, the defining traits of successful people.Success is something all human beings yearn for. In this book the author dips into the timeless wisdom and knowledge of East, India to be precise, and understand what...
Sadhus
Holy Men of India
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2014
An in-depth photographic study of the ascetic holy men of India
• Includes more than 100 striking color photographs of Sadhus, their extreme austerities, and their holy festivals, including the Kumbha Mela
• Examines the practices and beliefs of Sadhus from several different sects
•...
Hindu Pilgrimage
Shifting Patterns of Worldview of Srisailam in South India
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2014
In recent years, changes in religious studies in general and the study of Hinduism in particular have drawn more scholarly attention to other forms of the Hindu faith that are concretely embodied in temples, icons, artworks, rituals, and pilgrimage practices. This book analyses the phenomenon of pilgrimage...
Heathen, Hindoo, Hindu
American Representations of India, 1721-1893
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2017
Today, there are more than two million Hindus in America. But before the twentieth century, Hinduism was unknown in the United States. But while Americans did not write about "Hinduism," they speculated at length about "heathenism," "the religion of the Hindoos," and "Brahmanism." In Heathen, Hindoo,...
Messages from Amma
In the Language of the Heart
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2013
Lovingly known by millions around the world as Amma (Mother), the Hugging Saint, the Mother of Compassion, and the Mother of Immortal Bliss, the divinely beautiful Indian holy woman Ammachi has spent her adult life fulfilling her mission to share her message of love and compassion throughout the world...
Wisdom's Blossoms
Tales of the Saints of India
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2002
Here is a timeless collection of traditional stories that recount the personal spiritual journeys and true acts of selflessness by saints from various religious traditions indigenous to India, including Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Sufism. The authors present a diverse selection of these...
The Politics of Religion in Indonesia
Syncretism, Orthodoxy, and Religious Contention in Java and Bali
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2011
Indonesia is a remarkable case study for religious politics. While not being a theocratic country, it is not secular either, with the Indonesian state officially defining what constitutes religion, and every citizen needing to be affiliated to one of them. This book focuses on Java and Bali, and the...
The Myths and Gods of India
The Classic Work on Hindu Polytheism from the Princeton Bollingen Series
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1991
The study of Hindu mythology explores the significance of the most prominent Hindu dieties as they are envisioned by the Hindus themselves. Referred to by its adherents as the "eternal religion," Hinduism recognizes for each age and each country a new form of revelation--and for each person, according...
by Prahlada V.Kulageri
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2012
The founder of the Arya Samaj. The great sage who sought to restore to Hinduism its natural radiance and wisdom. A fearless reformer. He saved the man who poisoned him - so boundless was his goodness.
by Raja Sharma
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2011
It is a firm Hindu belief that Gods take on human forms from time to time to reform the society by their deeds which become firm examples for the people. In wonderful long stories of Ramayana and Mahabharata, the God takes on human form in order to heal a breach in the order of society, and thus the...
Selections from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Translated by
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2012
Ramakrishna experienced the truth of all religions, inspiring seekers of
every creed. Now his “gospel” is made accessible to all readers.
Ramakrishna is India’s greatest example of God-consciousness and mystical ecstasy in recent history. He became known to the world not merely as a saint...