The Hindu Householder

The Hindu Householder
Title The Hindu Householder PDF eBook
Author T. N. Madan
Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
Pages 688
Release 2010
Genre Family & Relationships
ISBN 9780198069409

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This Omnibus brings together two of distinguished sociologist T.N. Madan's books on the concept of the householder in Hinduism. A common thread running through the Omnibus is the focus on life and society amongst the Hindu Kashmiri Pandit community. One of the books discussed in this Omnibus is Family and Kinship: A Study of the Pandits of Rural Kashmir, a pioneering and ethnographically rich account of the Indian family. It is considered to be a classic kinship study and is probably the only study of its kind of traditional Pandit life in the Kashmir Valley. The second book is Non-renunciation: Themes and Interpretations of Hindu Culture, which draws attention away from the ideas of caste and renunciation and focuses instead on the 'householder' in Hindu society. Beginning with an analysis of the ideology of the householder among Kashmiri Pandits the author deals with asceticism, eroticism, altruism and death as elaborations of the householder tradition. The Omnibus also includes a new Preface; a Prologue which introduces the reader to the concept of the householder tradition in Hinduism; an Epilogue-the author's memories of growing up in a Kashmiri Pandit household in Srinagar; and three appendices on related themes.

Gṛhastha

Gṛhastha
Title Gṛhastha PDF eBook
Author Patrick Olivelle
Publisher
Pages 305
Release 2019
Genre History
ISBN 019069615X

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The contrast between a married householder and a celibate ascetic who has left home and family has been highlighted in scholarship on ancient Indian religion and culture. But this is the first volume dedicated exclusively to the study of the neglected member of this pair, the householder. Through detailed study of inscriptions and texts, it shows that the ancient Indian householder was viewed as someone dedicated to holiness, just like an ascetic. The history of the common Sanskrit term used for householder, gṛhastha, shows its sharp contrast to the ascetic who has left home and also points to the essential religious nature of the householder.

The Oxford History of Hinduism

The Oxford History of Hinduism
Title The Oxford History of Hinduism PDF eBook
Author Gavin Flood
Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
Pages 501
Release 2020
Genre Religion
ISBN 019873350X

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An authoritative collection on the history of Hindu religious practices. Hindu Practice considers traditions of asceticism, yoga, and devotion, including dance and music, developed in Hinduism over long periods of time.

The Householder

The Householder
Title The Householder PDF eBook
Author Amitabh Bagchi
Publisher Fourth Estate
Pages 0
Release 2013-09-23
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9789351160472

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Female Ascetics in Hinduism

Female Ascetics in Hinduism
Title Female Ascetics in Hinduism PDF eBook
Author Lynn Teskey Denton
Publisher State University of New York Press
Pages 229
Release 2012-02-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 0791484629

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Female Ascetics in Hinduism provides a vivid account of the lives of women renouncers—women who renounce the world to live ascetic spiritual lives—in India. The author approaches the study of female asceticism by focusing on features of two dharmas, two religiously defined ways of life: that of woman-as-householder and that of the ascetic, who, for various reasons, falls outside the realm of householdership. The result of fieldwork conducted in Varanasi (Benares), the book explores renouncers' social and personal backgrounds, their institutions, and their ways of life. Offering a first-hand look at and an insightful analysis of this little-known world, this highly readable book will be indispensable to those interested in female asceticism in the Hindu tradition and women's spiritual lives around the world.

Hindu Law

Hindu Law
Title Hindu Law PDF eBook
Author Patrick Olivelle
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 572
Release 2018
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 0198702604

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An edited collection on the history of law and legal texts in the Hindu traditions.

The High-caste Hindu Woman

The High-caste Hindu Woman
Title The High-caste Hindu Woman PDF eBook
Author Ramabai Sarasvati
Publisher
Pages 172
Release 1887
Genre Hindu women
ISBN

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