The Continuum Companion to Hindu Studies (Continuum Companions)

Contents......Page 8
1. Introduction: New Visions of Hinduism......Page 16
Recognizing Complexity: Hindu Diversity......Page 18
Continuity: The Binding Structures of Hinduism......Page 21
Indic Cosmology......Page 22
Textual Traditions......Page 23
Spiritual Techniques......Page 24
Ritual, Symbol and Structure......Page 25
Divine Embodiment......Page 26
Unity and Plurality......Page 27
Authority and Questioning......Page 29
Notes......Page 30
Study of Hinduism: Methods, Disciplines, History......Page 31
Vedic Hinduism: Vedas, Ritual, Sanskritic Culture, Vedanta......Page 32
Ascetic Traditions: Renouncers, Sadhus, Yogis......Page 34
Hindu Literatures: Mahabharata, Ramayan. a, Epics, Poetry 
......Page 35
Bhakti Traditions: Worship of Siva, Visnu, the Goddess and Other Deities......Page 37
Tantric Traditions: Texts, Rituals, Disciplines and Deities......Page 38
Philosophical Traditions: Mımamsa, Vedanta, Nyaya, Vaisesika, Samkhya, Yoga, Carvaka......Page 39
Hindu Society: Village, Customs, Caste, Gender, Dharma......Page 41
Worship and Practice: Puja, Temples, Festival, Pilgrimage 
......Page 43
Hinduism and Modernity: Colonialism, Politics, Diaspora......Page 45
India’s Indigenous Study of Hinduism......Page 48
Early Observers......Page 54
Missionaries, Philosophers and Comparativists......Page 58
Indologists, Classicists and Colonialists......Page 65
Anthropologists, Sociologists and Modern Hindu Studies......Page 71
Note......Page 74
Hindu Cosmologies......Page 75
Samkhya-Yoga Traditions......Page 89
Sanskrit Epics: The Ramayana, Mahabharata and Harivamsa......Page 98
Ascetic Traditions......Page 115
Bhakti Traditions......Page 122
Tantric Traditions......Page 137
Hindu Philosophical Traditions......Page 152
Hindu Society in Anthropological Perspective......Page 166
Hindu Iconology and Worship......Page 173
Colonial Hinduism......Page 186
Notes......Page 199
Research Methodologies in Hindu Studies......Page 215
Textual Approaches to Hinduism......Page 216
Historical Approaches to Hinduism......Page 238
Anthropological Approaches to Hinduism......Page 248
Archaeological Approaches to Hinduism......Page 255
Art Historical and Visual Approaches to Hinduism......Page 258
Philosophical and Theological Approaches......Page 262
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Hinduism......Page 266
Notes......Page 268
6. Regional Perspectives: Local Traditions......Page 269
The Northwest: Rajasthan, Gujarat and the Punjab......Page 271
The Western Himalayas: Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Kashmir, Jammu and Nepal......Page 276
The Eastern Himalayas: Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh......Page 279
The Gangetic Valley: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand......Page 281
The East: Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh......Page 285
The South: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala......Page 289
The West: Goa, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh......Page 296
Women and Gender......Page 300
Local, Tantric and ‘Caste’ Hinduism......Page 317
Place, Politics and Diaspora......Page 327
Tradition, Authority and Dissent......Page 336
Hinduism and Other Religions......Page 348
Chronology......Page 359
Text Archives......Page 362
Websites and Educational Resources......Page 363
Journals......Page 364
Reading Lists: By Subject......Page 365
Bibliography......Page 376
B......Page 416
H......Page 417
M......Page 418
R......Page 419
S......Page 420
V......Page 421
Z......Page 422