Everyday Hinduism

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Flueckiger, Joyce Burkhalter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • A Note on Transliteration
  • Map of India
  • Introduction
  • The Terms "Hindu," "Hinduism," and "Hindu Traditions"
  • Dharma: A Way of Life and Religious Tradition
  • Context and Multiplicity
  • Ethnographic Selection and Chapter Topics
  • References
  • Recommended Readings
  • A Note on Caste
  • Reference
  • Recommended Readings
  • Chapter 1 Families of Deities
  • The Trimurti
  • Mythological and Narrative Families
  • Vishnu
  • Shiva
  • Devi, the Goddess
  • Gramadevatas, Village Deities
  • Temple Families
  • Ritual Families in Domestic Shrines
  • References
  • Recommended Readings
  • Chapter 2 Oral and Visual Narratives and Theologies
  • Oral Performance Genres
  • Visual Narratives and Theologies
  • Verbal and Visual Together
  • Where Does the Narrative Lie?
  • The Ramayana Tradition Performed
  • References
  • Recommended Readings
  • Chapter 3 Loving and Serving God: Bhakti, Murtis, and Puja
  • Bhakti, Devotion
  • Singing to God and the Goddess
  • Worshipping Deities in Material Form
  • Narratives of God in the Murti
  • The Deity without Form
  • Modes of Worshipping the Murti
  • The Services of Puja
  • Online, Cyber Puja
  • References
  • Recommended Readings
  • Chapter 4 Temples, Shrines, and Pilgrimage
  • Temples
  • Sthala Puranas
  • Temple Architecture
  • Temple Worship
  • Shrines
  • Pilgrimage
  • Tirumala, a Southern, Pan-Indian, and Transnational Pilgrimage Site
  • Narsinghnath, a Sub-regional Pilgrimage Site
  • References
  • Recommended Readings
  • Chapter 5 Festivals
  • Divali: Festival of Lights
  • Ganesha Chaturthi: Domestic, Neighborhood, and City-Wide Celebrations
  • Place-Bound Festivals: Tirupati's Gangamma Jatara
  • References
  • Recommended Readings
  • Chapter 6 Vrats: Ritual Vows and Women's Auspiciousness
  • Temple Vrats
  • Domestic Vrats
  • Vrat Kathas: Ritual Narratives
  • Two South Indian Vrat Traditions
  • Gender and Vrats
  • References
  • Recommended Readings
  • Chapter 7 Samskaras: Transformative Rites of Passage
  • Pregnancy and Birth
  • First-Year Samskaras
  • Upanayana and Rituals of Transition to Adulthood
  • Ranga Pravesham: Ascending the (Dance) Stage
  • Marriage
  • Death Rituals
  • References
  • Recommended Readings
  • Chapter 8 Ritual Healing, Possession, and Astrology
  • Accessing Multiple Healing Sites
  • Healing across Religious Boundaries
  • Possession
  • Astrology
  • References
  • Recommended Readings
  • Afterword
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • EULA

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