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Samkhya and Yoga are two of the oldest and most influential systems of classical Indian philosophy. This book provides an analysis of these. Placing particular emphasis on the metaphysical schema which underlies both concepts, it develops an interpretation of the standard views on Samkhya and Yoga.

Aims to fills a gap in Shrivaishnava scholarship, making an important contribution to Indian and Hindu thinking on religion.

This book offers a focused examination of the Bengali Vai¿¿ava tradition in its manifold forms in the pivotal context of British colonialism in South Asia.

Analysing the philosophical arguments about the understanding of environment in the Hindu context, this book demonstrates the intrinsic worth of both animals and plants and argues that this, combined with doctrine of living liberation, allows a conceptual space for the validity of environmental ethics in Hinduism.

This books provides an in-depth understanding of Modern Hindu Traditionalism through the case study of the Ramanandi order (sampradaya) and the portrait of the Jagadguru Ramanandacarya Ramnaresacarya.

This book is the first to present current scholarship on gender and in regional and sectarian versions of the R¿m¿yäa. Through the analysis of the representation and treatment of female characters, narrative inventions, structural design, textual variants, and the idiom of composition and technique in art and sculpture are revealed and it is shown what and in which way these alternative versions are unique.

This book analyses the phenomenon of pilgrimage as a religious practice and experience and examines Shrî Shailam, a renowned south Indian pilgrimage site of Shiva and Goddess Durga. In doing so, it investigates two dimensions: the worldview of a place that is of utmost sanctity for Hindu pilgrims and its historical evolution from medieval to modern times. Reddy blends religion, anthropology, art history and politics into one interdisciplinary exploration of how Shrî Shailam became the epicentre for Shaivism. Through this approach, the book examines Shrî Shailam¿s influence on pan-Indian religious practices; the amalgamation of Brahmanical and regional traditions; and the intersection of the ideological and the civic worlds with respect to the management of pilgrimage centre in modern times.

Analysing the philosophical arguments about the understanding of environment in the Hindu context, this book demonstrates the intrinsic worth of both animals and plants and argues that this, combined with doctrine of living liberation, allows a conceptual space for the validity of environmental ethics in Hinduism.

The "Mahabharata" is one of the most important texts to emerge from the Indian cultural tradition. This book brings together the most respected scholars in the field of "Mahabharata "studies, and focuses on gender constructions. It analyzes the text in terms of the poetic and philosophical possibilities thrown up by the semiotics of gendering.

Focuses on the theory and practice of yoga. This book offers perspectives on yoga's manifestations and maps the movement, development and consolidation of yoga in global settings. It features contributions from disciplines including anthropology and Philosophy. It is intended for those involved in academic scholarship, and yoga practitioners.