Hinduism and tribal religions [electronic resource] / Jeffery D. Long, Rita D. Sherma, Pankaj Jain, Madhu Khanna, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Long, Jeffery D.

Sherma, Rita DasGupta.

Jain, Pankaj.

Khanna, Madhu.

Series:

Encyclopedia of Indian Religions.

Encyclopedia of Indian religions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hinduism--Relations.

Hinduism.

Hinduism--India--History.

Tribes--Religion.

Tribes.

Hindu diaspora.

Interfaith relations.

India.

Genre:

Electronic books.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1835 p.).

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht, The Netherlands : Springer, 2022.

Summary:

This volume offers an overview of Hinduism as found in India and the diaspora. Exploring Hinduism in India in dynamic interaction, rather than in isolation, the volume discusses the relation of Hinduism with other religions of Indian origin and with religions which did not originate in India but have been a major feature of its religious landscape. These latter religions include Islam and Christianity and, to a lesser extent, Zoroastrianism and Judaism. The volume also covers Hinduism's close association with Tribal Religions, sometimes called Primal Religions. As its second main theme, the volume examines the phenomenon of Hinduism in the diaspora. The Indian diaspora is now beginning to make its presence felt, both in India and abroad. In India, the Indian government annually hosts a diaspora event called Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), in recognition of the growing importance of the twenty-million-strong diaspora. Although not all Indians are Hindus, most are, both in India and abroad, and a strong sense of Hindu identity is emerging among diasporic Hindus. This volume fills the need felt by Hindus both in India and the diaspora for more knowledge about modern-day Hinduism, Hindu history and traditions. It takes into account three main aspects of Hinduism: that the active pan-Indian and diasporic language of the Hindus is English; that modern Hindus need a rational rather than a devotional or traditional exposition of the religion; and that they need information about and arguments to address the stereotypes which characterize the presentation of Hinduism in academia and the media, especially in the West.

Contents:

From the Contents: Adivasi

Colonial Perceptions of Tribal Religion

Khasi Religion

Medical System of the Khos

Religion of Bharias

Religion of the Ao Naga

Religion of the Ho Tribe

Religion of the Raika-Rebari

Religion of the Sumi Naga

Religion of the Tiwas

Abhinavagupta

Abortion (Hinduism)

Acintya-bhedābheda-Tattva

Adhikāra

Adultery (Hinduism)

Agastya

Agrahāra

Ahalyā, the Human Face of Sacred Infidelity

Aitareya Brāhmaòna

Akka Mahādevī

Alcohol (Use of)

Alexander the Great

Amòrtānanda Mayī Mā (Ammachi)

Anandamarga (Ānandamārga)

Appar

Appayya Dīkòsita

Arcāvatāra

Ardhanārīśvara

Arjuna

Aryan [Āryan]

Astronomy

Aum

Auroville

Auspiciousness

Avidyā

Aśvamedha

Babri Masjid (Bābarī Masjid)

Bahuchara Mata (Deity of Transgenders)

Basava

Basham, A. L.

Besant, Annie

Bhandarkar, R.G

Bharat Dharma Mahamandal

Bhedābheda

Bhoga

Bhāgavata Purāòna

Bhārata Mātā

Bhāravi

Bhāskara

Bhīma

Bhīòsma

Bioethics (Hinduism)

Birth Control

Brahma Kumaris

Brahma Sūtras (Vedānta Sūtras)

Brahman

Brahmo Samaj

Brahmotsava

Brahmā

Brāhmaòna (Brahmin/Brahman)

Brāhmaònas

Bādarāyaòna

Bāuls

Caribbean and Central America, Hinduism in

Chatterjee, Bankim Chandra

China (Hinduism)

Cilappatikāram (Śilappadigāram, Shilappadigaram)

Cinema, Hindu Themes in

Citamparam (Chidambaram)

Dattātreya

Daònòdanīti

Demon (Hinduism)

Devīmāhātmya

Dharma

Dhyāna

Dhòrtarāòsòtra

Education, Hindu (Ancient, Classical, Modern, and Contemporary)

Ekādaśī

Environmentalism (Hinduism)

Ganesh Chaturthi (Gaòneśa Caturthī)

Gaçngeśa

Gaòneśa (Gaònapati)

God, Overview

Hagiography

Hanumān (Hanumant, Hanūman)

Hariścandra

Harivaòmśa

Hastings, Warren

Hijra (Hijaòdā)

Himālaya

Hindu Charitable Endowments

Hindu Diaspora in Portugal: the Case of our Lady of Fatima Devotion

Hindu Mahasabha

Hinduism and Commercialization

Hinduism in Africa

Internet, Hinduism on

Jajmānī System

Janābāi

Jones, William

Jīva Gosvāmin

Jīvanmukti

Kaaval Katavul (Guarding Deities)

Kaavu in Kerala (Sacred Groves in Kerala)

Kabīr

Kali

Kane, P.V

Kaurava

Kaśmir Śaivism

Kirtan in North America

Krishnamurti, Jiddu

Kriya Yoga

Kumbha Mela

Kuntī

Liçngāyata

Loka

Lokāyata

Lāl Ded

Līlā

Madhusūdhana Sarasvatī

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Mahā-vākya

Mahābalipuram (Māmmalapuram)

Mahābhārata

Mantra

Manuscripts (Hinduism)

Mathematics

Matrilineality (Hinduism)

Maònimēkalai

Maònipravāòla

Meaning (Hinduism)

Medicine (Hinduism)

Meditation (Hinduism)

Megasthenes

Menstruation: Pollutant to Potent

Naiker, E.V. Ramaswami ("Periyar")

Nambudiri

Nammāḻvār

Naraka

Nathdwara

Nationalism (Hinduism)

Navagraha

Navarātri

Naòtarāja

Neo Vedānta

Nimbārka

Nirukta

Nivedita, Sister

Nivòrtti

Niyoga

Numbers

Nyāya (and Navya-Nyāya)

Old Age

Omniscience (Hinduism)

Pallava Dynasty

Periya Purāònam

Pilgrimage - Hinduism

Poçnkal (Pongal)

Prahlāda

Prakòrti

Pramāòna

Prapatti

Prarthana Samaj

Pratyabhijñā

Prayaschitta

Proverb (Hinduism)

Psychological Method

Reason (Hinduism)

Rebirth (Hinduism)

Relativity (Hinduism)

Religious Tourism

Rishikesh (Hòròsīkeśa)

Sahaja

Saints, Overview

Samādhi

Sanskrit (Saòmskòrt)

Sanskrit literature in Maharashtra folk art Keertan

Sanskritization (Hinduism)

Sat

Sati (Suttee)

Satyabhāmā

Savarkar, Vinayak Damodhar ("Veer")

Saòmnyāsa

Science

Scripture (Hinduism)

Shamanism.

Notes:

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 7, 2022).

Other Format:

Print version: Long, Jeffery D. Hinduism and Tribal Religions

ISBN:

9789402411881

9402411887

OCLC:

1295270024

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