108 Vaishnavite Divya Desams
108 Vaishnavite Divya Desams

Author: M. S. Ramesh

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13:

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Brief history of Vaishnavite temples, chiefly in Tamil Nadu; includes selections from the Nālāyirat tivviyap pirapantam, Tamil Vaishnavite anthology, with English translation.

The Body of God
The Body of God

Author: D Dennis Hudson

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2008-09-25

Total Pages: 687

ISBN-13: 019536922X

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Although Hudson died without completing 'The Body of God', the work has been edited and brought to fruition by Margaret Case. The book is a detailed study of a renowned Tamil Hindu temple, the Vaikuntha Perumal (ca. 770 CE). Hudson uses this temple as an illustration of a major current and historical stage in South Indian Vaisnava religion.

Contemporary Hinduism
Contemporary Hinduism

Author: P. Pratap Kumar

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-09-11

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 1317546369

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Most overviews of Hindu belief and practice follow a history from the ancient Vedas to today. Such approaches privilege Brahmanical traditions and create a sense of Hinduism as a homogenous system and culture, and one which is largely unchanging and based solely on sacred texts. In reality, modern Hindu faith and culture present an extraordinary range of dynamic beliefs and practices. 'Contemporary Hinduism' aims to capture the full breadth of the Hindu worldview as practised today, both in the sub-continent and the diaspora. Global and regional faith, ritualised and everyday practice, Brahmanical and non-Brahmanical belief, and ascetic and devotional traditions are all discussed. Throughout, the discussion is illustrated with detailed case material and images, whilst key terms are highlighted and explained in a glossary. 'Contemporary Hinduism' presents students with a lively and engaging survey of Hinduism, offering an introduction to the oldest and one of the most complex of world religions.

Empire Inside Out
Empire Inside Out

Author: Ilanit Loewy Shacham

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2024

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 0197776221

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"Regardless of terminology, the use of padya and gadya in Telugu literary works is invariably linked to Nannaya (early to mid-11th century), traditionally considered the first poet of Telugu literature. The style that Nannaya inaugurated in his Telugu retelling of the Mahābhārata is regarded as the paradigm for later poets. His mixing of padya and gadya-an element not present in the Sanskrit Mahābhārata-became the preferred mode of poetic composition, even when translating a Sanskrit counterpart that used padya exclusively"--