{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-hinduism-volumes-1-6-cultural-histories","title":"A Cultural History of Hinduism: Volumes 1-6 (Cultural Histories)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKaren Pechilis\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis NEH Distinguished Professor of Humanities and Professor of Comparative Religion at Drew University, USA. She is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eInterpreting Devotion: The Poetry and Legacy of a Female Bhakti Saint of India\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \n\u003ci\u003eThe Graceful Guru: Hindu Female Gurus in India and the United States\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Embodiment of Bhakti \u003c\/i\u003e(1999). She is co-editor \n\u003ci\u003eof South Asian Religions: Tradition and Today \u003c\/i\u003e(2012), and is on the advisory editorial boards of the \n\u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Hindu Studies, \u003c\/i\u003e the \n\u003ci\u003e International Journal of Dharma Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eReligion and Gender\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVolume 1: A Cultural History of Hinduism in Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Jarrod L. Whitaker, Wake Forest University, USA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: A Cultural History of Hinduism in Antiquity \u003ci\u003eJarrod Whitaker (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWake Forest \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Invention of Vedic Authority \u003ci\u003eCaley C. Smith, (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Washington, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Defining Body and Mind in Ancient India \u003ci\u003eAmy Hyne-Sutherland (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent Scholar, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. Social Organization and Everyday Norms in Ancient India \u003ci\u003eMarko Geslani (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity of South Carolina, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Identity, Difference and Dialogue in Ancient India \u003ci\u003eSigne Cohen (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Missouri, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Politics and Power in Ancient India \u003ci\u003eMarianna Ferrara (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSapienza University of Rome, Italy)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. Visual Culture in Ancient India \u003ci\u003eJoanna Jurewicz (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Warsaw, Poland)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. Lineages and Emerging Exemplars and Movements in Ancient India \u003ci\u003eJames M. Hegarty (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCardiff University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. Teaching the Antiquity of Hinduism: Challenges and Directions \u003ci\u003eMadhav M. Deshpande (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Michigan)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVolume 2: A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Classical Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Adheesh Sathaye, The University of British Columbia, Canada\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Classical Age, \n\u003ci\u003eAdheesh A. Sathaye (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe University of \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBritish Columbia, Canada)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e1. Sources of Authority in the Formation of Classical Hinduism, \n\u003ci\u003eTimothy Lubin (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLee University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e2. Defining Body and Mind: Asceticism, Yoga, and Meditation, \n\u003ci\u003eKaren O'Brien-Kop (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSOAS University of London, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e3. Social Organization and Everyday Norms: Epic Perspectives, \n\u003ci\u003eAditya Adarkar, (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMontclair State University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e4. Identity, Difference, and Dialoguein the Philosophical Schools of the Classical Period, \n\u003ci\u003eKengo Harimoto (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMahidol University, Thailand)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e5. Politics and Power: Governance and the Eye of \n\u003ci\u003eSastra, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMark McClish (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNorthwestern University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e6. Visual Culture: The Formation of Hindu Iconography, \n\u003ci\u003eNatasja Bosma\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e7. Lineages and Movements: The Worship of Siva, Vi u, and the Goddess, \n\u003ci\u003eNina Mirnig and Marion Rastelli (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Vienna, Austria)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e8. Global Contexts: Travel and the Exchange of Ideas in the Classical Age, \n\u003ci\u003eVasudha Narayanan (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Florida, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eBibliography \n\u003cbr\u003eIndex \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVolume 3: A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Post-Classical Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Karen Pechilis, Drew University, USA\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Post-Classical Age \n\u003ci\u003eKaren Pechilis (Drew University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e1. Sources of Authority, \n\u003ci\u003eDeven M. Patel (University of Pennsylvania, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e2. Body and Mind in Medieval Hinduism, \n\u003ci\u003eLoriliai Biernacki (University of Colorado-Boulder, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e3. Social Organization and Everyday Norms, \n\u003ci\u003eBharati Jagannathan (Miranda House, University of Delhi, India), Sushmita Banerjee (Miranda House, University of Delhi, India) and Kanad Sinha (The Sanskrit College and University, Kolkata, India)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e4. Identity, Difference, and Dialogue, \n\u003ci\u003eLeah Elizabeth Comeau (Saint Joseph's University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e5. Politics and Power \n\u003ci\u003e Leslie C. Orr (Concordia University, Canada)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e6 Visual Culture. Mediations of the Dravida and Nagara Temple \n\u003ci\u003e Amy-Ruth Holt (Independent Scholar, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e7. Lineages and Emerging Exemplars of Movements \n\u003ci\u003e Thomas Forsthoefel (Mercyhurst University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e8. Global Context: Interactions, Exchanges and Engagements \n\u003ci\u003eRanabir Chakravarti (Ret'd, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eBibliography \n\u003cbr\u003eIndex \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVolume 4: A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Age of Empires\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Valerie Stoker, Wright State University, USA\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Age of Empires \n\u003ci\u003eValerie Stoker (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWright State \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eUniversity, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e1. Sources of Authority, \n\u003ci\u003eSrilata Raman (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Toronto, Canada)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e2. Defining Body and Mind, \n\u003ci\u003eHarshita Mruthinti Kamath (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEmory University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e3. Social Organization and Everyday Norms, \n\u003ci\u003eBrian A. Hatcher (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTufts University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e4. Identity, Difference, and Dialogue in the Age of Empires: The Age of Sectarianism, \n\u003ci\u003eElaine M. Fisher (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eStanford University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e5. Politics and Power in the Age of Empires, \n\u003ci\u003eJoel Bordeaux (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLeiden University, The Netherlands)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e6. Hindu Art and Visual Culture in the Age of Empires and Encounter, \n\u003ci\u003eCrispin Branfoot (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSOAS, University of London, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e7. Lineages, Emerging Exemplars, and Movements: Navigating Empires, Establishing Legacies, \n\u003ci\u003eNeelima Shukla-Bhatt (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWellesley College, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e8. Hinduism in Global Context: Imag(in)ing Hinduism, \n\u003ci\u003eCaleb Simmons (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Arizona, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eBibliography \n\u003cbr\u003eIndex \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVolume 5: A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Age of Late Colonialism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Gwilym Beckerlegge, The Open University, UK\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Hindu World in the Age of Late Colonialism, \n\u003ci\u003eGwilym Beckerlegge (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Open University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e1. Sources of Authority, \n\u003ci\u003eDermot Killingley (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNewcastle University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e2. Defining Body and Mind: Reconfiguring the Hindu Body, \n\u003ci\u003eDavid Arnold (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Warwick, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e3. Social Organization and Everyday Norms: Religious Ideas and Values, \n\u003ci\u003eLidia Guzy (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eUniversity College Cork, Ireland)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e4. Identity, Difference, and Dialogue, \n\u003ci\u003eMonika Kirloskar-Steinbach (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Konstanz, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eGermany)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e5. Politics and Power, \n\u003ci\u003ePeter Heehs (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIndependent Scholar, India)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e6. Visual Cultures in Hinduism \n\u003ci\u003eVineeta Sinha (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNational University of Singapore, Singapore)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e7. Lineages, Emerging Exemplars, and Movements: Monasticism in the Public Domain in Late Colonial India, \n\u003ci\u003eMalavika Kasturi (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Toronto, Canada)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e8. Hinduism in Global Context: Transnational Gurus, Migrants and Orientalists in the Dissemination of Hindu Beliefs and Practices, \n\u003ci\u003ePhilippe Bornet (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Lausanne, Switzerland)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eBibliography \n\u003cbr\u003eIndex \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVolume 6: A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Age of Independence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Maya Warrier, University of Winchester, UK, and Amanda Lucia, University of California, Riverside, USA\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Age of Independence \n\u003ci\u003eAmanda Lucia (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eUniversity \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eof California, Riverside, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e1. Sources of Authority: Historical Roots and Contemporary Conflicts, \n\u003ci\u003eBrian A. Hatcher (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTufts University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e2. Defining Body and Mind: Medicine, Modernity and Moral Self-development in Post-colonial Hinduism, \n\u003ci\u003eJoseph S. Alter (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Pittsburgh, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e3. Social Organization and Everyday Norms: \n\u003ci\u003eDharma\u003c\/i\u003e and Hindu Women, \n\u003ci\u003eTracy Pintchman (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLoyola University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e4. Identity, Difference, Dialogue: Hinduism and the Politics of Caste, \n\u003ci\u003eMaya Warrier (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eUniversity of \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWinchester, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e5. Politics and Power, \n\u003ci\u003ePralay Kanungo (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNehru University, India)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e6. Visual Culture: \n\u003ci\u003eDarshan\u003c\/i\u003e in the Modern World, \n\u003ci\u003eKarline McLain (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBucknell University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e7. Lineages, Emerging Exemplars, and Movements, \n\u003ci\u003eAmanda Lucia \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e(\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eUniversity \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eof California, Riverside, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e8 Hinduism in Global Context: Negotiating Identity in the Diaspora, \n\u003ci\u003ePriya Swamy (\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eStichting Nationaal Museum van\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWereldculturen, The Netherlands)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eBibliography \n\u003cbr\u003eIndex \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow has Hinduism been shaped over time? What are continuities and changes in its cultural history of textual, social, ritual, visual, political, philosophical, and theological perspectives and practices?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning over 4,000 years, \n\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Hinduism\u003c\/i\u003e provides an authoritative survey of one of the world's oldest religious traditions in its social and cultural contexts, from ancient times to the present. With 55 experts from academic disciplines such as history, religion studies, art history, anthropology and philosophy, the work represents inclusive narratives and aims to generate new cultural history questions. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChapter titles are identical across each of the volumes. This gives the choice of reading about a specific period in one of the volumes, or following a theme across history by reading the relevant chapter in each of the six. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe six volumes cover: 1 - Antiquity (2000 - 200 BCE); 2 - Classical Age (200 BCE - 800 CE); 3 - Post-Classical Age (800 - 1500); 4 - Age of Empires (1500 - 1857); 5 -Age of Late Colonialism (1857 - 1947); 6 - Age of Independence (1947 - 2017). \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThemes (and chapter titles) are: Sources of Authority; Defining Body and Mind; Social Organization and Everyday Norms; Identity, Difference and Dialogue; Politics and Power; Visual Culture; Lineages and Emerging Exemplars and Movements; and Global Context. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe page extent for the pack is approximately 1632pp. Each volume opens with an Introduction and concludes with Notes, Bibliography, Notes on Contributors, and an Index. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Cultural Histories Series\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Hinduism \u003c\/i\u003eis part of the Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available both as printed hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or preferring a one-off purchase and tangible reference for their shelves, or as part of a fully searchable digital library, updated twice a year and available to institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access. See www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com for further information or to access content. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003ePechilis, Karen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKaren Pechilis\u003c\/b\u003e is NEH Distinguished Professor of Humanities and Professor of Comparative Religion at Drew University, USA. 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