Origin and Development of Saiva Siddhanta Upto 14th Century
Author: T. B. Siddalingaiah
Publisher: Madurai : Copies can be had from the Madurai Kamaraj University Central Cooperative Stores
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13:
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Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies
Author: Karl H. Potter
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 738
ISBN-13: 9788120803084
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis constitues the first volume of the series. It indicates the scope of the project and provides a list of sources which will be surveyed in the sebsequent volumes, as well as provide a guide to secondary literature for further study of Indian Philosophy. It lists in relative chronological order, Sanskrit and Tamil works. All known editions and translations into European languages are cited; where puplished versions of the text are not known a guide to the location of manuscripts of the work is provided.
The Roots of Tantra
Author: Katherine Anne Harper
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2012-02-01
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 079148890X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmong the many spiritual traditions born and developed in India, Tantra has been the most difficult to define. Almost everything about it—its major characteristics, its sources, its relationships to other religions, even its practices—are debated among scholars. In addition, Tantrism is not confined to any particular religion, but is a set of beliefs and practices that appears in a variety of religions, including Hinduism and Buddhism. This book explores one of the most controversial aspects of Tantra, its sources or roots, specifically in regard to Hinduism. The essays focus on the history and development of Tantra, the art history and archaeology of Tantra, the Vedas and Tantra, and texts and Tantra. Using various disciplinary and methodological approaches, from history to art history and religious studies to textual studies, scholars provide both broad overviews of the beginnings of Tantra and detailed analyses of specific texts, authors, art works, and rituals.
Śaiva Siddhānta
Author: Hilko Wiardo Schomerus
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9788120815698
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe present book being an English translation of a German book entitled Der Saiva Siddhanta by H.W. Schomerus gives a full and documented account of this theistic movement then as now little known in the West. The book quickly became and still is the major reference work in this field in any European language. Schomerus cites siddhanta scriptures on each point. His book thus offers a systematic theology of the movement from its own basic texts many of which are not otherwise available in English.
The Dance of Siva
Author: David Smith
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2003-11-13
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780521528658
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a full account of Siva's Dance of Bliss, which has become a popular symbol in the West for Hinduism and Eastern Mysticism. Siva is one of the two main gods of Hinduism, and his worshippers comprise half of all Hindus. Siva's Dance of Bliss is based on a remarkable Sanskrit poem written by Umapati Sivacarya, Saiva theologian and temple priest in Cidambaram, South India, in the fourteenth century. Starting with the bronze image of Nataraja, King of Dancers, thereafter the Cidambaram temple, its myth and its priests are viewed in the light of the poem. Umapati's Saiva theology is discussed in relation to his life and also in relation to Vedanta and yoga. The iconography and mythology of the Goddess and of other forms of Siva provide necessary perspective. Art from Cidambaram and neighbouring sites illuminates the text.
Philosophical Anthropology in Śaiva Siddhānta
Author: Jayandra Soni
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9788120806320
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHistoricizing Emotions: Practices and Objects in India, China, and Japan
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2017-09-11
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9004352961
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Historicizing Emotions: Practices and Objects in India, China, and Japan, nine Asian Studies scholars offer intriguing case studies of moments of change in community or group-based emotion practices, including emotionally coded objects. Posing the questions by whom, when, where, what-by, and how the changes occurred, these studies offer not only new geographical scope to the history of emotions, but also new voices from cultures and subcultures as yet unexplored in that field. This volume spans from the pre-common era to modern times, with an emphasis on the pre-modern period, and includes analyses of picturebooks, monks’ writings, letters, ethnographies, theoretic treatises, poems, hagiographies, stone inscriptions, and copperplates. Covering both religious and non-religious spheres, the essays will attract readers from historical, religious, and area studies, and anthropology. Contributors are: Heather Blair, Gérard Colas, Katrin Einicke, Irina Glushkova, Padma D. Maitland, Beverley McGuire, Anne E. Monius, Kiyokazu Okita, Barbara Schuler.
The Embodiment of Bhakti
Author: Karen Pechilis Prentiss
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2000-01-06
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 0195351908
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers an interpretive history of bhakti, an influential religious perspective in Hinduism. Prentiss argues that although bhakti is mentioned in every contemporary sourcebook on Indian religions, it still lacks an agreed-upon definition. "Devotion" is found to be the most commonly used synonym. Prentiss seeks a new perspective on this elusive concept. Her analysis of Tamil (south Indian) materials leads her to suggest that bhakti be understood as a doctrine of embodiment. Bhakti, she says, urges people towards active engagement in the worship of God. She proposes that the term "devotion" be replaced by "participation," emphasizing bhakti's call for engagement in worship and the necessity of embodiment to fulfill that obligation.
The Embodiment of Bhakti
Author: Karen Pechilis
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 0195128133
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this interpretive history of bhakti, both chronicle and comparison are used to identify and analyze bhakti as understood by various Tamil Siva-bhakti authors and authorities."--BOOK JACKET.
