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Book SynopsisJessica Frazier is Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, UK, and is the author of
Seeing is Believing: Caravaggio's Incredulity of St Thomas, in Art and Truth (forthcoming, Syracuse University Press).Gavin Flood is Academic Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and the author of An Introduction to Hinduism (CUP 2004).
Trade ReviewThe Continuum Companion to Hindu Studies is an excellent resource and enhancement to religious studies shelves, and especially recommended for academic and college library collections. -- The Midwest Book Review
'...The title of the volume is apt: the volume is best used not as an introduction to Hinduism, but as a guide to the complex field of Hindu studies.'—Choice Magazine
Table of ContentsForeword Gavin Ford List of Contributors Preface and Introduction Part I: Introduction: New Visions of Hinduism Part II: Key Themes: Reading Paths Part III: The History of Hindu Studies Part IV: Current Approaches: Articles on Key Themes 1. Hindu Cosmology, Angelika Malinar 2. Ascetic Traditions, Sondra Hausner 3. Tantric Traditions, Dominic Goodall and Harunaga Isaacson 4. Bhakti Traditions, Karen Prentiss Pechilis 5. Hindu Epics, Simon Brodbeck 6. Yoga and Samkhya, Knut Axel Jacobsen Philosophical Traditions, David Lawrence 7. Hindu Society, Marie Lecomte-Tilouine 8. Hindu Visual Culture, Kenneth Valpey 9. Colonial Hinduism, Brian Hatcher] Part V: Regional Perspectives: Local Traditions Part VI: Research Methods: From Manuscripts to Fieldwork Part VII: Future Directions: Issues and Debates Part VIII: Study Resources: Reading Lists, Sites and Sources Bibliography Index
