Hindu Gods In An American Landscape

Author : E. Allen Richardson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476632618
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hindu Gods in an American Landscape written by E. Allen Richardson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:  In India, Hindu images have been cast for millennia through the lost wax process and brought to life by priests—becoming not merely venerated icons but actual embodiments of gods. Second and third generation Hindu Americans have increasingly adopted a more worldly perspective toward religious objects, viewing them as symbolic rather than actual presences of the deity. The author traces the origins of this important shift, and examines Western attitudes regarding sacred objects, as well as the complex layering of traditional and modern Hindu attitudes in a globalized world.

Author : Philip Goff
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9781444324099
Total Pages : 752 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Blackwell Companion to Religion in America written by Philip Goff and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-03-25 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative and cutting edge companion brings togethera team of leading scholars to document the rich diversity andunique viewpoints that have formed the religious history of theUnited States. A groundbreaking new volume which represents the firstsustained effort to fully explain the development of Americanreligious history and its creation within evolving political andsocial frameworks Spans a wide range of traditions and movements, from theBaptists and Methodists, to Buddhists and Mormons Explores topics ranging from religion and the media,immigration, and piety, though to politics and social reform Considers how American religion has influenced and beeninterpreted in literature and popular culture Provides insights into the historiography of religion, butpresents the subject as a story in motion rather than a snapshot ofwhere the field is at a given moment

Author : Cynthia Packert
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253221986
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Loving Krishna written by Cynthia Packert and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-07 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vibrant tradition of Temple decoration in India.

Author : Carla Petievich
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Expanding Landscape written by Carla Petievich and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Phenomena Of Migration, Exile And Displacement Have Been A Concern To Cultural Critics And Scholars Of South Asia For Over A Decade Now. The Papers In This Volume Were First Presented At A Conference Held In 1993 At Columbia University. It Was An Opportunity To Examine Various Aspects Of Culture And Identity Among People Of South Asian Ethnic Origins Who Live Outside South Asia. Participants Considered And Analysed The Geographical Extent Of What Is Often So Casually Refered To As The South Asian Diaspora And The Wide Range Of Sub-Ethnicities Implied.

Author : Robert A. Orsi
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253212764
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gods of the City written by Robert A. Orsi and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1999-07-22 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Review

Author : Charles L. Cohen
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0199931909
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gods in America written by Charles L. Cohen and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2013-09-19 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religous pluralism has characterized America almost from its seventeenth-century inception, but the past half century or so has witnessed wholesale changes in the religious landscape. Gods in America brings together leading scholars from a variety of disciplines to explain the historical roots of these phenomena and assess their impact on modern American society.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1190 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Man in India written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 1190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ajaya Kumar Sahoo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transnational Indian Diaspora written by Ajaya Kumar Sahoo and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Swami Achuthananda
Publisher : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 1481825526
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Many Many Many Gods of Hinduism written by Swami Achuthananda and published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religion is the opium of the people, said Karl Marx many centuries ago. For more than a billion people living in India and abroad, Hinduism is the religion and a way of life. In this multi-award winning book, Swami Achuthananda cracks open the opium poppy pods, analyzes the causes for euphoria, and comes away with a deeper understanding of the people and their religion. *** Winner 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Awards (Religious Non-fiction) *** This is a comprehensive book on Hinduism. It tells you why Hindus do the things they do - and don't. Written in a casual style, the book guides you through the fundamentals of the religion. It then goes further and debunks a number of long-standing myths, some of them coming from the academia (of all places). While most books shy away from contentious issues, this book plunges headlong by taking on controversies, like the Aryan Invasion Theory, idol worship, RISA scholarship and many more. In fact one-third of the book is just on controversies that you rarely find in any other literature. Other Awards: *** Finalist - 2014 Pacific Book Awards (Religion) *** *** Bronze - 2014 IPPY Award - (Religion) ***

Author : Edward Moor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 706 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hindu Pantheon written by Edward Moor and published by . This book was released on 1810 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: