Hindu primary sources : a sectarian reader / edited by Carl Olson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Olson, Carl.

Language:

English

Sanskrit

Subjects (All):

Hinduism--Sacred books--Introductions.

Hinduism.

Hindu sects.

Hinduism--Sacred books.

Genre:

Introductions.

Sacred works.

Physical Description:

xi, 576 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2007]

Language Note:

Includes translations from Sanskrit and from various Indic languages.

Summary:

Bringing together texts from a variety of sectarian traditions, this reader provides the broadest selection of primary source Hindu literature available to date. The volume is divided into two major parts. The first section presents selections that explore major themes in classical Sanskrit traditions, including those in the Vedic, Upanisadic, and Dharma literatures, as well as the classical philosophical-religious schools. The second part includes selections that highlight the sectarian and devotional movements related to major deities such as Vishnu, Shiva, Krishna, Rama, and goddess figures. There are also selections from the Sant tradition and Tantra.

In addition to a general introductory chapter on Indian literature, each major section is introduced by an essay that places the selections within the context of Hindu history. This comprehensive reader stands on its own as an indispensable anthology of original textual sources for courses in Hinduism, while also serving as a companion volume to the text The Many Colors of Hinduism: A Thematic-Historical Introduction.

Contents:

Part I Classical Sanskrit Traditions 5

1 The Vedic Literature 7

2 Upanisadic Literature 28

3 Dharma Literature 49

4 Classical Philosophical-Religious Schools 73

Part II Devotional and Sectarian Traditions 149

5 Vaisnava Tradition 151

6 Krishna Devotionalism 224

7 Rama Devotionalism and Sant Tradition 341

8 Saiva Devotionalism 407

9 Goddess Devotion and Tantra 503.

Notes:

Companion text to: The many colors of Hinduism.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 571-572) and index.

Related Work:

Olson, Carl. Many colors of Hinduism.

ISBN:

9780813540696

0813540690

9780813540702

0813540704

OCLC:

74569356