South Asian Religions

Tradition and Today
Herausgeber: Pechilis, Karen; Raj, Selva J.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This valuable resource explores the important role which the minority traditions play in the religious life of the subcontinent.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 578g
• ISBN-13: 9780415448512
• ISBN-10: 0415448514
• Artikelnr.: 36649491

Autorenporträt

Karen Pechilis is NEH Distinguished Professor of Humanities and Chair and Professor of Religion at Drew University, USA. Her books for Routledge include Interpreting Devotion: The Poetry and Legacy of a Female Bhakti Saint of India (2011). Selva J. Raj (1952- 2008) was Chair and Stanley S. Kresge Professor of Religious Studies at Albion College, USA. He served as chairman of the Conference on the Study of Religions of India and co-edited several books on South Asia.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: In a Shared World - Selva J. Raj and the Study of Religion
Karen Pechilis 1. Tribal Religions in India: Practicing Tradition Today
Joseph Marianus Kujur 2. Hinduism: Practicing Tradition Today Vasudha
Narayanan 3. Jain Traditions: Practicing Tradition Today M. Whitney Kelting
4. Buddhism in South Asia: Practicing Tradition Today Sunil Goonasekera 5.
South Asian Judaisms: Practicing Tradition Today Nathan Katz 6. South Asian
Christianity: Practicing Tradition Today M. Thomas Thangaraj 7. Islam in
South Asia: Practicing Tradition Today Karen G. Ruffle 8. Sikhism:
Practicing Tradition Today Pashaura Singh