The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Hinduism 2nd Edition by Gavin Flood ISBN 1119144884 9781119144885

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ISBN 10: 1119144884

ISBN 13: 9781119144885

Author:  Gavin Flood 

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An accessible and up-to-date survey of scholarly thinking about Hinduism, perfect for courses on Hinduism or world religions

The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Hinduism examines the historical trajectories that have led to the modern religion of Hinduism. Covering main themes such as philosophy, practice, society, and science, this comprehensive volume brings together a variety of approaches and perspectives in Hindu Studies to help readers better appreciate the richness, complexity, and diversity of Hinduism. Essays by acknowledged experts in the field present historical accounts of all major traditions, analyze key texts, engage with Hindu theology and philosophy, address contemporary questions of colonialism and identity, and more. Throughout the text, the authors highlight the links, common threads, and issues that reoccur in the history of Hinduism.

Fully revised and updated, the second edition of the Companion incorporates the most recent scholarship and reflects the trend away from essentialist understandings of Hinduism. New chapters examine the Goddess tradition, Hindu diaspora, Hinduism and inter-religious comparison, Hindu philosophy, and Indian astronomy, medicine, language, and mathematics. This edition places further emphasis on the importance of region-specific studies in analyzing Hinduism, discusses important theoretical issues, and offers fresh perspectives on current discourse in Hindu society and politics.

• Provides a thorough overview of major texts, their histories, and the traditions that preserve them
• Describes the major textual traditions in Sanskrit with examples in different Indian vernacular languages
• Addresses major issues and contemporary debates about the nature and study of Hinduism
• Discusses the importance of systematic, rational thinking in Indian sciences, philosophy, and theology
• Examines key socio-political themes in Hinduism that are of particular relevance to the modern world

The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Hinduism, Second Edition is an excellent text for undergraduate courses on Hinduism in Religious Studies and Philosophy departments, and an invaluable resource for scholars and researchers in Hindu Studies.

 

The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Hinduism 2nd Edition Table of contents:

Introduction: Establishing the Boundaries

Part I: Theoretical Issues

1. Colonialism and the Construction of Hinduism
2. Orientalism and Hinduism

Part II: Text and Tradition
The Sanskrit Textual Traditions
3. Vedas and Upaniṣads
4. The Dharmaśāstras
5. The Sanskrit Epics
6. The Purāṇas
7. The Bhagavad Gītā: Genesis of the Text, Its Messages, and Its Impact on the Mahābhārata and on Indian Religions and Philosophy

Textual Traditions in Regional Languages
8. Tamil Hindu Literature
9. The Literature of Hinduism in Malayalam
10. North Indian Hindi Devotional Literature

Major Historical Developments
11. The Śaiva Traditions
12. History of Vaiṣṇava Traditions: An Esquisse
13. Hinduism and the Goddess: Śākta Traditions
14. The Householder Tradition in Hindu Society
15. The Renouncer Tradition

Regional Traditions
16. The Teyyam Tradition of Kerala
17. The Month of Kārtik and Women’s Ritual Devotions to Krishna in Benares
18. Hindu Diasporas and Gods on the Move: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage in Hindu Europe

Part III: Systematic Thought
The Indian Sciences
19. Introduction
20. The Science of Language
21. Indian Mathematics
22. Calendar, Astrology, and Astronomy
23. The Science of Medicine

Philosophy and Theology
24. The Classical Worldview: Early Foundations of Hindu Philosophy
25. Hinduism and the Proper Work of Reason
26. Restoring “Hindu Theology” as a Category in Indian Intellectual Discourse
27. Mantra
28. Realism and Non-Realism in Indian Philosophy
29. Hinduism Compared

Part IV: Society, Politics, and Nation
30. On the Relationship between Caste and Hinduism
31. Modernity, Reform, and Revival
32. The Goddess and the Nation: Subterfuges of Antiquity, the Cunning of Modernity
33. Gender in a Devotional Universe

 

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