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Surdas is unarguably the best known poet in Vrajbhasha, the most widely understood of the medieval Hindi literary dialects. In this volume, Jack Hawley offers a selection of his charming translations of the most appealing of these poems.

Krishna --- Christna --- Gopal --- Kr̥ṣṇa --- Govinda --- Mohan --- Gopala --- Bal Gopal --- Krishna (Hindu deity) --- Krishna - (Hindu deity) - Poetry --- Krishna - (Hindu deity)

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The Life of Hinduism brings together a series of essays-many recognized as classics in the field-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 Hinduism that is emerging in diasporic North America and with issues of identity that 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. Contributors: Andrew Abbott, Michael Burawoy, Patricia Hill Collins, Barbara Ehrenreich, Evelyn Nakano Glenn, Sharon Hays, Douglas Massey, Joya Misra, Orlando Patterson, Frances Fox Piven, Lynn Smith-Lovin, Judith Stacey, Arthur Stinchcombe, Alain Touraine, Immanuel Wallerstein, William Julius Wilson, Robert Zussman

Hinduism - Customs and practices. --- Hinduism - Social aspects. --- Religious life - Hinduism. --- Religious life --- Hinduism --- Religion --- Philosophy & Religion --- Customs and practices --- Social aspects --- Customs and practices. --- Social aspects. --- Hinduism. --- Religious life (Hinduism) --- Religions --- Brahmanism --- asia scholars. --- bangalore. --- caste system. --- comparative religion. --- diasporic communities. --- diversity. --- essay collection. --- global religions. --- globalism. --- gurus. --- hindu festivals. --- hindu worship. --- hinduism. --- hindus. --- india. --- indian history. --- indian society. --- life cycles. --- local traditions. --- nonfiction essays. --- religion and culture. --- religious historians. --- religious history. --- religious rites. --- religious scholars. --- religious studies. --- religious traditions. --- theology.

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Several years ago in Rajasthan, an 18-year-old woman was burned on her husband's funeral pyre & thus became sati. Before ascending the pyre, she was expected to deliver both blessings & curses: blessings to guard her family & clan for many generations, & curses to prevent anyone from thwarting her desire to die. Sati also means blessing & curse in a broader sense. To those who revere it, sati symbolizes ultimate loyalty & self-sacrifice. It often figures near the core of a Hindu identity that feels embattled in a modern world. Yet to those who deplore it, sati is a curse, a violation of every woman's womanhood. It is murder mystified, & as such, the symbol of precisely what Hinduism should not be. In this volume a group of leading scholars consider the many meanings of sati: in India & the West; in literature, art, & opera; in religion, psychology, economics, & politics.

Sati. --- Suttee --- Voluntary human sacrifice --- Widow suicide --- Widow suicide. --- Widows --- Suicide

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The monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have severely limited the portrayal of the divine as feminine. But in Hinduism "God" very often means "Goddess." This extraordinary collection explores twelve different Hindu goddesses, all of whom are in some way related to Devi, the Great Goddess. They range from the liquid goddess-energy of the River Ganges to the possessing, entrancing heat of Bhagavati and Seranvali. They are local, like Vindhyavasini, and global, like Kali; ancient, like Saranyu, and modern, like "Mother India." The collection combines analysis of texts with intensive fieldwork, allowing the reader to see how goddesses are worshiped in everyday life. In these compelling essays, the divine feminine in Hinduism is revealed as never before--fascinating, contradictory, powerful.

Hindu goddesses. --- Goddesses, Hindu --- Goddesses