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
London. Penguin. 2008. [Reprint]. 288pp. Paperback. "The Bhagavad Gita is an early epic poem that recounts the conversation between Arjuna the warrior and his charioteer Krishna, the manifestation of God. In the moments before a great battle, the dialogue sets out the important lessons Arjuna must learn to change the..... More
Shanghai. Commercial Press. 1916. First Edition. Maroon cloth covered boards lettered in gilt on the spine. xxxii + 331pp and 4 pages of adverts. front lower inner gutter splitting but firm, endpapers browned, Yin Yang symbol stamped on front and rear endpapers. 23 x 15.5cm. When referring to this item..... 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