Unshackle your mind and claim your spiritual birthright of freedom, wholeness, and joy through the perennial wisdom of a......more

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This book is the first to focus on material visualities of bhakti imagery that inspire, shape, convey, and expand both t......more

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​​The first-person account of Gopi Krishna, who suddenly experienced the awakening of kundalini, or divine spiritual ene......more

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Epistolary biography of a bridge-building 20th century Christian-Hindu spiritual leader This fascinating biography of Sw......more

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This book presents an account of the concept of mind in Hindu Tantra through a study of religious and philosophical text......more

In the north Indian state of Uttarakhand, in the Central Himalayas, Hindu deities are ever-present in the lives of devot......more

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Hindu Dharma presents Gandhi’s views on Hindu dharma. Gandhi, being a Hindu himself, closely observed and studied the ph......more

"This book explores the beliefs and practices of Hinduism as a lived religion and engages with Hindu beliefs and practic......more

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Antonio Rigopoulos is Professor of Sanskrit Language and Literature at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy. His ......more

Exploring family stories reveals the rich history of a seventh-century Buddhist shrine. As a young girl in Bombay, Kirin......more

The Parashakthi Temple in Pontiac, Michigan serves as a site of worship for the Hindu goddess Karumariamman, whose origi......more

The Parashakthi Temple in Pontiac, Michigan serves as a site of worship for the Hindu goddess Karumariamman, whose origi......more

Ahiṃsā in the Indic Traditions: Explorations and Reflections, edited by Jeffery D. Long and Steven J. Rosen, examines th......more

Why do people worship idols? Why does idol worship stubbornly persist despite many centuries of prejudice, bigotry and v......more

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Now available in English for the first time, Ysabel de Andia’s double exploration of Christian and Hindu mysticism provi......more

Devotional Spaces of a Global Saint focuses on the presence and contemporaneity of Shirdi Sai Baba (d.1918), who has a v......more

This book explores the cross- and trans-cultural dialectic between Tantra and intersecting ’magical’ and ’shamanic’ prac......more

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, translated by Ranjit Chaudhri, provides invaluable insights into the age-old practice of y......more

Ancient ideas on sacred sound find a very tangible and lively expression in the practice of kirtan, which is a broad ter......more

Bhakti Ethics, Emotions, and Love in Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava Metaethics explores the broader implications of understanding bhak......more

Argues that ancient yantra (robot) tales reveal how their Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain authors thought about the nature of ......more

Explores the Sāṃkhya system and the delicate relationship it articulates between witness consciousness (Puruṣa) and mani......more

About the Book A FASCINATING BOOK ON THE MANY VERSIONS OF RAMAYANA AND THEIR ORIGIN The renowned scholar A.K. Ramanujan ......more

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The Mahāvidyās are the representative Tantric feminine pantheon consisting of ten goddesses. It is formed by divergent r......more

How have the premodern Shaiva ascetic sect of the Nāth Yogīs (known also as the Yogīs with splitted ears) succeeded in m......more

This book examines Hinduism from both a historical and contemporary perspective. It provides some interesting insights i......more

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi took pride in calling himself a Sanatani Hindu. He lived by what he professed. Indeed, he spi......more

This much anticipated volume compares and contrasts Gandhi’s non-violent leadership during World War II to the military ......more

Many people know about the Advaita Vedanta teachings on the five koshas, sheaths or bodies covering our atman, or highes......more

Immerse yourself in the intellectual richness of Indian philosophical traditions with this scholarly masterpiece that un......more

What is the relationship between caste and gender in the narratives of Rajput woman? During a year and a half of fieldwo......more

Inspired by the teachings of the ancient sage Patanjali and illuminated by the insights of the enlightened teacher Nirva......more

How did Brahma create alluring women, and for what purpose? Why did the righteous King Bhangashvana choose womanhood? Ho......more

Shiva Sutras (Aphorisms of Shiva) were found engraved on a stone by Vasugupta in the 8th century AD. They became the bas......more

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Karma is perhaps the most famous concept in Indian philosophy, but this is the first comprehensive study of its various ......more

The Brihad Aranyaka Upanishad, also known as the "Great Forest Upanishad," holds a prominent place among the principal U......more

Paulinus a Sancto Bartholomaeo (1748-1806) was an Austrian Carmelite missionary - of Croatian origin - who worked in Ind......more

The twenty-first century has seen so many advancements--in technology, research, healthcare and education. We are now mo......more

This book examines issues of leadership and succession in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) w......more

Begging, Street Politics and Power focuses two different contexts: India and Pakistan. Considering both religious and se......more

This handbook is a comprehensive study of the archaeology, social history, and the cultural landscape of the Hindu templ......more

"Extensively based on fieldwork material, From Tapas to Modern Yoga primarily analyses embodied practices of ascetics be......more

Embark on a captivating journey through the vast realm of Hindu mythology with William J. Wilkins as your guide. Delve i......more

This book is an engaging introduction to the complex religious tradition of Hinduism. Central to its focus is demonstrat......more

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Immerse yourself within a fusion of timeless teachings, spirited illuminations, transformative imagery, and loving inten......more

Told from the frank and refreshing perspective of a practicing Hindu, this book analyzes the importance of Hinduism as t......more

The Rig Veda, considered the oldest book in the world, reveals through its metaphors a spiritual practice inherited from......more

Since the 1990s, the religious diversity of United States universities has increased, with growing numbers of students, ......more

Since the 1990s, the religious diversity of United States universities has increased, with growing numbers of students, ......more

Offers a new, interreligious approach to questions of mission and conversion, grounded in a close study of the Chinmaya ......more

"Extensively based on fieldwork material, From Tapas to Modern Yoga primarily analyses embodied practices of ascetics be......more

First published in 1948, Hinduism presents an introductory outline of the story of Hinduism from the earliest times, and......more

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Euro-American misrepresentations of the non-West in general, and in particular on Hinduism and ancient India, run deep a......more

Euro-American misrepresentations of the non-West in general, and in particular on Hinduism and ancient India, run deep a......more

’ Among the eighteen classic Hindu texts called the Puranas, the Brahmanda Purana recounts the stories and lores associa......more

’Vishnu Sahasranama’ or ’The thousand names of Vishnu’ is a chant that echoes across India and abroad. It is recited and......more

Spiritual Master Sri Chinmoy writes about the spirituality of India. From the Vedic Seers to the awakeners of modern Ind......more

The immediate incentive to this undertaking was, a knowledge, or at least a strong impression, that a connected and expl......more

An exploration of the confluence of Sufi and yogic breath-based meditation. For centuries, mystics and seekers in the re......more

’Vishnu Sahasranama’ or ’The thousand names of Vishnu’ is a chant that echoes across India and abroad. It is recited and......more

This comprehensive new presentation of the religion of the Rigveda is the result of a thorough-going endeavour to extrap......more

""This is the deepest and most intimate truth of your real, spiritual existence."" Bhagavad Gita, also simply known as T......more

""This is the deepest and most intimate truth of your real, spiritual existence."" Bhagavad Gita, also simply known as T......more