The Inner Conflict of Tradition
Author : J. C. Heesterman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,74 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226322971
Author : J. C. Heesterman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,74 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226322971
Author : J. C. Heesterman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 19,99 MB
Release : 1985-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0226322998
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Page : 24 pages
File Size : 27,34 MB
Release : 1999
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Page : 35 pages
File Size : 38,16 MB
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 50,12 MB
Release : 1992-02-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0195361377
The first readable and accurate translation of twenty of the most authoritative Hindu documents pertaining to ascetic ideals and the ascetic way of life, this text opens to students a major source for the study of the Hindu ascetical institutions and of the historical changes they underwent during a period of a thousand years or more. Beginning with an analysis of the historical context that gave rise to Indian ascetical institutions and ideologies, Patrick Olivelle moves on to elucidate the meaning of renunciation--the central institution of holiness in most Hindu traditions--and the function and significance of the various elements that constitute the rite of renunciation. The Samnyasa Upanisads will be an unparalleled source of information and insight for students of Hinduism and Indian eticism, mysticism, and holiness.
Author : Hetukar Jha
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 43,33 MB
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 135156367X
This book is a comprehensive study of historical sociology and its development, especially in the Indian context. It looks at the works of Indian sociologists and analyses their approaches in terms of book-view (normative) and field-view (descriptive) history. The volume: critically appraises reports of empirical surveys conducted during early colonial rule including those by H. T. Colebrooke, Francis Buchanan, William Adam; engages with the works of sociologists such as M. N. Srinivas, Ramkrishna Mukherjee, Louis Dumont, Nicholas Dirks, Bernard Cohn, Yogendra Singh, D. N. Dhanagare, A. M Shah, T. K. Oommen, among others; and shows how historical perspective has been adopted in understanding aspects of Indian society villages, castes, traditions, socio-cultural change, education, peasants and their movements, etc.Presenting an alternative idea of social reality, this book will deeply interest students and scholars of sociology, social theory, and social history.
Author : Federico Squarcini
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 16,17 MB
Release : 2011-12-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1843313979
‘Boundaries, Dynamics and Construction of Traditions in South Asia’ explores the dynamic constructions and applications of the concept of ‘tradition’ that occurred within the South Asian context during the ancient and pre-colonial periods. This collection of essays features a significant selection of the specialized fields of knowledge that have shaped classical South Asian intellectual history, and the aim of this volume is to offer a stimulating anthology of papers on the different and complex processes employed during the ‘invention’, construction, preservation and renewal of a given tradition.
Author : Peter Burke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 42,93 MB
Release : 2019-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1509522247
What is Cultural History? has established itself as an essential guide to what cultural historians do and how they do it. Now fully updated in its third edition, leading historian Peter Burke offers afresh his accessible account of the past, present and future of cultural history, as it has been practised not only in the English-speaking world, but also in Continental Europe, Asia, South America and elsewhere. Burke begins by discussing the ‘classic’ phase of cultural history, associated with Jacob Burckhardt and Johan Huizinga, and the Marxist reaction to it, from Frederick Antal to Edward Thompson. He then charts the rise of cultural history in more recent times, concentrating on the work of the last generation, often described as the ‘New Cultural History’. He places cultural history in its own cultural context, noting links between new approaches to historical thought and writing and the rise of feminism, postcolonial studies and an everyday discourse in which the idea of culture plays an increasingly important part. The new edition also surveys the latest developments in the field and considers the directions that cultural history has been taking in the twenty-first century and may take in the future. This landmark book will continue to be essential reading for students of history, anthropology, cultural studies and literary studies.
Author : Shmuel N. Eisenstadt
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 47,57 MB
Release : 2022-11-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9004531491
These essays illuminate the processes of world history, modern civlizations and modes globalization from a comparative sociological point of view. The print edition is available as a set of two volumes (9789004129931).
Author : Gavin D. Flood
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 41,10 MB
Release : 1996-07-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780521438780
This book provides a much-needed thematic and historical introduction to Hinduism, the religion of the majority of people in India. Dr Flood traces the development of Hindu traditions from their ancient origins, through the major deities of Visnu, Siva and the Goddess, to the modern world. Hinduism is discussed as both a global religion and a form of nationalism. Emphasis is given to the tantric traditions, which have been so influential; to Hindu ritual, which is more fundamental to the life of the religion than are specific beliefs or doctrines; and to Dravidian influences from south India. An Introduction to Hinduism examines the ideas of dharma, particularly in relation to the ideology of kingship, caste and world renunciation. Dr Flood also introduces some debates within contemporary scholarship about the nature of Hinduism. It is suitable both for the student and for the general reader.