USA: Columbia University Press. 1974. ix + 143pp, chronological chart, glossary, index, foxing to dustjacket, minor wear and marking, a good copy. "Following an historical discussion of Hinduism as a religious and philosophical system and as a popular cult, Professor Ashby surveys its remarkable diversification in the nineteenth and twentieth..... More
Madras. Ganesh & Co., 1971. Fifth Edition. Portrait frontispiece, xviv + 384pp, a few cellotape marks and browning endpapers and dustjacket blurb, dustjacket worn with few chips. A good hardback in dustjacket. "The Mahanirvana Tantra is in the form of a dialogue on Mount Kailas between Lord Shiva and his..... More
Tucson. University of Arizona Press. 1975. Black and white portrait frontispiece, xiv + 321pp, notes, bibliography, index, a good copy in little worn dustjacket. When referring to this item please quote stockid 92048. More
New Delhi. Manohar. 1992. 335pp, index, bibliography. Boards somewhat marked, dustjacket little worn, a good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 175528. More
New Delhi. Munshiram Manoharlal. 1970. 216pp, bibliography, index, prior owner's name front free endpaper, dustjacket sellotape stained. When referring to this item please quote stockid 102320. More
New Delhi. UBS Publishers' Distributors. 2002. xv + 201pp, 24.9 x 19cm. Light wear to cover and dustjacket, a very good copy. "The great soul that he was, Kabir epitomised the Oneness of God and the equality of mankind. He was a virulent critic of the absurdities of the caste..... More
New York. Oxford University Press. 1993. Map, black and white photographic illustrations, 208pp, notes, bibliography, index, very good paperback copy. The worship of Devi, the Goddess, is one of the most vigorous and visible religious phenomena in northwest India today. In this groundbreaking book, Kathleen Erndl uses interviews, participant observations..... More
Delhi. Motilal Banarsidass. 1967. [Reprint]. xxviii +451pp, index, bibliography, black cloth covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, neat name prior owner front free endpaper, a good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 154555. More
Calcutta. Advaita Ashrama. 1993. Reprint. xxii + 920pp, dustjacket. When referring to this item please quote stockid 176441. More
Berkeley. Uni of California. 1988. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, 333pp, index, references, glossary, spine of dustjacket faded, otherwise a very good copy. "Unlike most other works on Hindu pilgrimage, Fruitful Journeys begins where the pilgrimmage itself begins: at home, with an examination of local shrines and deities, of..... More
Berkeley. Uni of California. 1988. First Edition. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, viii + 333pp, index, bibliography, glossary, spine of dustjacket sunned, prior owner's name front free endpapers, otherwise a very good copy. "Unlike most other works on Hindu pilgrimage, Fruitful Journeys begins where the pilgrimmage itself begins: at..... More
London. King. 1935. Endpaper maps, 2 full page colour plates, black and white photographic illustrations, some foxing and browning throughout, dustjacket worn with masking tape repairs on the reverse, good copy. Discusses various aspects of Hindu life and customs including Hindu temples and their Gods, and Hindu states and their..... More
Maine. Nicolas-Hays, Inc., 1993. Black and white photographic illustrations, glossary, index, xxxiii + 318pp. Spine a little faded. Very good paperback copy. The concept of the Mother Goddess in the West - the meek, everloving, patiently suffering female - is very different than the image of Kali in the Hindu..... More
(Berkeley). Berkeley Religious Studies Series. (c. 1982). Reprint. Colour plates and black and white illustrations, xviii + 414pp, index, bibliography, notes, glossary, paperback. Light foxing endpapers and edges, spine faded, a little light wear, a good copy. "The Divine Consort offers a unique exploration of the history and legacy of..... More
England. Oriel Press Limited, 1973. x + 224pp, glossary, index, minor marks to front and rear covers, spine slight creasing, trifle browned and marked on page edges. A good paperback copy. "This book brings together for the first time both academic and education material on Hinduism, the faith and life..... More
New Delhi. Oxford University Press. 1981. Black and white portrait frontispiece, black and white photographic illustrations, xv + 210pp, notes, bibliography, index, very good in slightly worn dustjacket. When referring to this item please quote stockid 176093. More
Princeton. Princeton University Press. 1991. Black and white illustrations, xii + 271pp, appendices, bibliography, index, very good copy in dustjacket. Explores the emergence of the new religious tradition, Radhasoami, based on the teachings of medieval Hindu saints, that is expanding across North India and throughout the world. When referring to..... More
United States: Sarasvati Research Center, 2011. Black and white maps and illustrations, index, notes, front & back covers lifting, but nonetheless a very good copy. Rastram, supranation, is about a golden page in the history of human civilizations. It is an opportunity to realize almost 2 millennia of dharam-dhamma values..... More
Berkeley. University of California Press, (c. 1988). Reprint. 281pp, bibliography, index, upper corner upper cover creased, spine trifle faded, good paperback copy. Goddess worship has long been a significant aspect of Hinduism. In this book David Kinsley, author of The Sword and the Flute-Kali & Krsna: Dark Visions of the..... More
Leiden. E. J. Brill. 1983. Black & white photographic plate, 208pp, notes, index, bibliography. Edges little marked, otherwise a very good hardback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 174719. More
United States. Princeton University Press. 1992. Second printing. Black and white illustrations, xii + 514pp, 32 plates, index, bibliography, appendix, glossary, abbreviations, very good paperback copy. "One of the three great gods of Hinduism, Siva is a living god. The most sacred and most ancient book of India, the Rg..... More
Madras. Ganesh & Co., 1959. Black and white line illustrations, vii + 50pp, endpapers and verso dustjacket foxed, a good copy in little worn and marked dustjacket over stiff card covers, 12mo. The fourth publication in the Sankara Jayanti Series. Consists of a short account of his life and teachings..... More
Delhi. Oxford University Press. 1985. Black and white plates, xv + 388pp, notes, bibliography, glossary, index, very good hardback copy in lightly worn dustjacket. Study of the historical significance and modern day social conditions of the devadasis (literally: female servants of the diety), who perform ritual duties and dance in..... More
Chicago. The University of Chicago Press. 1989. 335pp, notes, bibliography, index, neat ownership details of a prior owner, pencilled notes lower endpapers and occasionally in text, spine faded, a sound paperback copy. Although ecstasy has been explored in several Indian contexts, surprisingly little scholarship has been devoted to its central..... More
London. Thames and Hudson. (Circa 1974). Colour and black and white illustrations, 239pp, appendix, bibliography index, neat signature of a prior owner front free endpaper, a good copy in little shelfworn dustjacket. An account of Hindu mysticism together with an assessment of its relevance for modern Western man. When referring..... More
