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Religions of India in practice, Donald S. Lopez, Jr., Editor

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Religions of India in practice, Donald S. Lopez, Jr., Editor

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Religions of India in practice

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

31131183

Responsibility statement

Donald S. Lopez, Jr., Editor

Series statement

Princeton readings in religions

Table Of Contents

Introduction. A brief history of religions in India / Richard H. Davis -- Songs of devotion and praise. Bengali songs to Kālī / Rachel Fell McDermott -- Kabīr ; Poems of Tukārām / Vinay Dharwadker -- The litany of names of Mañjuśrī / Ronald M. Davidson -- Sikh hymns to the divine Name / Hew McLeod -- Devotional hymns from the Sanskrit / Guy Leon Beck -- Tamil game songs to Śiva / Norman Cutler -- In praise of Muḥammad : Sindhi and Urdu poems / Ali Asani -- Bāul songs / Carol Salomon -- Tamil songs to God as child / Paula Richman -- Rites and instructions. The power of mantra : a story of the five protectors / Todd T. Lewis -- Royal temple dedications / Michael D. Rabe -- How to partake in the love of Kṛṣṇa / Neal Delmonico -- Women's songs for auspicious occasions / Lindsey Harlan -- The ocean of mercury : an eleventh-century alchemical text ; Pred The goddess Ṣaṣṭhī protects children / Tony K. Stewart -- Women's celebration of Muḥammad's birth / Marcia Hermansen -- Remarkable lives and edifying tales. The rescue of two drunkards ; Encountering the smallpox goddess : the auspicious song of Śītalā / Tony K. Stewart -- The wonders of Śrī Mastnāth / David Gordon White -- Jain stories inspiring renunciation / Phyllis Granoff -- A holy woman of Calcutta / June McDaniel -- Jain stories of miraculous power / Rosalind Lefeber -- Mother Ten's stories / Ann Grodzins Gold -- The life of Guru Nānak / Hew McLeod -- The autobiography of a female renouncer / J.E. Llewellyn --The prince with six fingers ; How a girl became a sacred plant / Kirin Narayan -- Lives of Sufi saints ; Conversations of Sufi saints / Carl Ernst -- Teachings of two Punjabi Sufi poets / Mustansir Mir -- Traditions in transition and conf

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