Bangkok. Orchid. 1998. xx + 187pp, index, bibliography, appendices, dustjacket. This book is about cultural translation and comparison between Hinduism and capitalism, which can both be concieved as sociocultural systems which influence the ways people think, feel and communicate. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 48941). More
Singapore. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 2007. Black and white photographic illustrations, xix + 212pp, bibliography, index, paperback. This book looks closely at the Malaysian following of the contemporary Indian godman, Sathya Sai Baba, a new Hindu guru famed for his miracle-working. The "911" attacks on the United States and..... More
Albany. State University of New York Press. 1998. Notes, bibliography, index, xx + 205pp.. A good paperback copy. "Examines the legendary life and poetic works of Ramprasad, the eighteenth-century Bengali devotee of the Goddess, whose songs were influential in his own time and remain popular today." (Publisher's description). (When referring..... More
New Delhi. Munshiram Manoharlal. 1970. xii + 216pp, bibliography, index, bookseller's sticker front pastedown, endpapers patchily browned, edges foxed, cloth little marked, corners slightly bumped, spine trifle faded. Covers "The Rise of Hindu Sectarianism," the Vaisnavas, the Saivas, the Saktas and the Sauras. (When referring to this item please quote..... More
Princeton. Princeton University Press. (circa2014). xvii + 273pp, notes, index, paperback. The rise, fall, and modern resurgence of an enigmatic book revered by yoga enthusiasts around the world Consisting of fewer than two hundred verses written in an obscure if not impenetrable language and style, Patanjali's Yoga Sutra is extolled..... More
