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9780520249141

The Life of Hinduism

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  • ISBN13:

    9780520249141

  • ISBN10:

    0520249143

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-12-04
  • Publisher: Univ of California Pr

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Summary

The Life of Hinduismcollects a series of essays that present Hinduism as a vibrant, truly "lived" religion. Celebrating the diversity for which Hinduism is known, this volume begins its journey in the "new India" of Bangalore, India's Silicon Valley, where global connections and local traditions rub shoulders daily. Readers are then offered a glimpse into the multifaceted world of Hindu worship, life-cycle rites, festivals, performances, gurus, and castes. The book's final sections deal with the issues of identity that today face Hindus in India and around the world: militancy versus tolerance and the struggle between owning one's own religion and sharing it with others.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations A Note on Transliteration Introduction
Worship
The Experience: Approaching God
The Deity: The Image of God
The Miraculous: The Birth of a Shrine
The Life Cycle
Marriage: Women in India
Death beyond Death: The Ochre Robe
Festival
Divali: The Festival of Lights
Holi: The Feast of Love
Performance
An Open-Air Ramayana: Ramlila, the Audience Experience
A Ramayana on Air: "All in the (Raghu) Family," A Video Epic in Cultural Context
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