{"product_id":"the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-hinduism-isbn-9781119144861","title":"The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Hinduism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn accessible and up-to-date survey of scholarly thinking about Hinduism, perfect for courses on Hinduism or world religions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eWiley-Blackwell Companion to Hinduism\u003c\/i\u003e examines the historical trajectories that have led to the modern religion of Hinduism. Covering main themes such as philosophy, practice, society, and science, this comprehensive volume brings together a variety of approaches and perspectives in Hindu Studies to help readers better appreciate the richness, complexity, and diversity of Hinduism. Essays by acknowledged experts in the field present historical accounts of all major traditions, analyze key texts, engage with Hindu theology and philosophy, address contemporary questions of colonialism and identity, and more. Throughout the text, the authors highlight the links, common threads, and issues that reoccur in the history of Hinduism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFully revised and updated, the second edition of the Companion incorporates the most recent scholarship and reflects the trend away from essentialist understandings of Hinduism. New chapters examine the Goddess tradition, Hindu diaspora, Hinduism and inter-religious comparison, Hindu philosophy, and Indian astronomy, medicine, language, and mathematics. This edition places further emphasis on the importance of region-specific studies in analyzing Hinduism, discusses important theoretical issues, and offers fresh perspectives on current discourse in Hindu society and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a thorough overview of major texts, their histories, and the traditions that preserve them\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes the major textual traditions in Sanskrit with examples in different Indian vernacular languages\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses major issues and contemporary debates about the nature and study of Hinduism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the importance of systematic, rational thinking in Indian sciences, philosophy, and theology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines key socio-political themes in Hinduism that are of particular relevance to the modern world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eWiley-Blackwell Companion to Hinduism\u003c\/i\u003e, Second Edition is an excellent text for undergraduate courses on Hinduism in Religious Studies and Philosophy departments, and an invaluable resource for scholars and researchers in Hindu Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Editor xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Edition and Acknowledgements xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Establishing the Boundaries xvi\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGavin Flood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Theoretical Issues 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Colonialism and the Construction of Hinduism 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGauri Viswanathan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Orientalism and Hinduism 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Text and Tradition 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sanskrit Textual Traditions 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Vedas and Upaniṣads 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Witzel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Dharmaśāstras 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLudo Rocher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Sanskrit Epics 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Brockington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Purāṇas 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreda Matchett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Bhagavad Gītā: Genesis of the Text, Its Messages, and Its Impact on the Mahābhārata and on Indian Religions and Philosophy 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMislav Ježić\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTextual Traditions in Regional Languages 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Tamil Hindu Literature 131\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorman Cutler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Literature of Hinduism in Malayalam 143\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRich Freeman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 North Indian Hindi Devotional Literature 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNancy M. Martin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMajor Historical Developments 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Śaiva Traditions 181\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGavin Flood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 History of Vaiṣṇava Traditions: An Esquisse 209\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGérard Colas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Hinduism and the Goddess: Śākta Traditions 245\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBjarne Wernicke-Olesen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Householder Tradition in Hindu Society 275\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eT.N. Madan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Renouncer Tradition 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrick Olivelle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegional Traditions 305\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Teyyam Tradition of Kerala 307\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRich Freeman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Month of Kārtik and Women’s Ritual Devotions to Krishna in Benares 323\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTracy Pintchman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Hindu Diasporas and Gods on the Move: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage in Hindu Europe 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnut A. Jacobsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Systematic Thought 353\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Indian Sciences 355\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Introduction 357\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrits Staal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 The Science of Language 359\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrits Staal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Indian Mathematics 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTakao Hayashi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Calendar, Astrology, and Astronomy 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichio Yano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 The Science of Medicine 399\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDominik Wujastyk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy and Theology 415\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 The Classical Worldview: Early Foundations of Hindu Philosophy 417\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJessica Frazier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Hinduism and the Proper Work of Reason 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonardon Ganeri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Restoring “Hindu Theology” as a Category in Indian Intellectual Discourse 479\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrancis Clooney SJ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Mantra 505\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndré Padoux\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Realism and Non-Realism in Indian Philosophy 517\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIonut Moise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Hinduism Compared 536\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReid B. Locklin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Society, Politics, and Nation 551\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 On the Relationship between Caste and Hinduism 553\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeclan Quigley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Modernity, Reform, and Revival 565\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDermot Killingley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 The Goddess and the Nation: Subterfuges of Antiquity, the Cunning of Modernity 580\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSumathi Ramaswamy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Gender in a Devotional Universe 595\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVasudha Narayanan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 612\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGavin Flood\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Hindu Studies and Comparative Religion at Oxford University, Academic Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, and Senior Research Fellow at Campion Hall. He is the author of several books including \u003ci\u003eReligion and the Philosophy of Life\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the previous edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This collection offers a new way to parse the multiple entryways into the vast arena of Hinduism. Using the general divisional categories of theoretical issues, text and tradition, systematic thought, and society, politics and nation, Flood has achieved significant breadth in disciplines, subjects and historical perspectives.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003cb\u003eChoice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a most welcome, timely, and authoritative assessment of the entire field of study, a most commendable response to an enormous challenge.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJournal of Contemporary Religion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Hinduism \u003c\/i\u003eeffectively serves to condense the proliferation of scholarship on Hinduism. … The approach is interdisciplinary and places Hinduism not within a sphere of its own, but within a larger context, reading it as a dynamic product of historical global exchange. … A handsome addition to academic and personal libraries.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAsian Studies Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Hinduism\u003c\/i\u003e explores the richness, complexity, and diversity of one of the world’s great religions. Providing readers with an accessible overview of contemporary Hindu Studies, this accessible volume presents historical accounts of all major traditions, analyzes specific texts, and addresses key debates about the nature and study of Hinduism. Through thirty-one essays, leading experts examine main themes such as philosophy, theology, society, and science while highlighting the links, common threads, and important issues that reoccur in the history of Hinduism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new edition is fully revised to incorporate the most recent scholarship and approaches in the field, such as the use and value of region-specific studies in analyzing Hinduism. Along with chapters on different Indian sciences, including astronomy, medicine, and mathematics, entirely new chapters discuss the Goddess tradition, Hindu diaspora, and Hindu philosophy. Throughout the companion, the contributors engage with important theoretical questions and offer insights into ongoing socio-political issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamining the historical trajectories that have led to the modern religion of Hinduism, \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Hinduism, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal text for undergraduate courses on Hinduism in Religious Studies and Philosophy departments,and an invaluable resource for scholars and researchers in Hindu Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990367387877,"sku":"NP9781119144861","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119144861.jpg?v=1761787537","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-hinduism-isbn-9781119144861","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}