Divinizing in South Asian Traditions
Language: en
Pages: 132
Authors: Diana Dimitrova
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-06-14 - Publisher: Routledge

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The issue of divinizing in South Asian traditions has not been examined before as a process involving various methods to affect the socio-cultural cognition of
Rethinking the Body in South Asian Traditions
Language: en
Pages: 109
Authors: Diana Dimitrova
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-12-14 - Publisher: Routledge

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This book analyses cultural questions related to representations of the body in South Asian traditions, human perceptions and attitudes toward the body in relig
South Asian Religions
Language: en
Pages: 265
Authors: Karen Pechilis
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-11-27 - Publisher: Routledge

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The religious landscape of South Asia is complex and fascinating. While existing literature tends to focus on the majority religions of Hinduism and Buddhism, m
Cultural Identity in Hindi Plays
Language: en
Pages: 209
Authors: Diana Dimitrova
Categories: Group identity in literature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-10-15 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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This book deals with the interface between identity, culture and literature. It aims at studying questions of cultural identity and gender in Hindi plays of the
Consecration Rituals in South Asia
Language: en
Pages: 405
Authors: István Keul
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-02-06 - Publisher: BRILL

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The essays in the volume Consecration Rituals in South Asia address the ritual procedures that accompany the installation of temple images in Shaiva, Vaishnava,