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<p>List of Contributors x</p> <p>About the Editor xii</p> <p>Preface to the <i>First Edition</i> and Acknowledgements xiii</p> <p>Preface to the <i>Second Edition</i> xv</p> <p>Introduction: Establishing the Boundaries xvi<br /><i>Gavin Flood</i></p> <p><b>Part I Theoretical Issues 1</b></p> <p>1 Colonialism and the Construction of Hinduism 3<br /><i>Gauri Viswanathan</i></p> <p>2 Orientalism and Hinduism 21<br /><i>David Smith</i></p> <p><b>Part II Text and Tradition 37</b></p> <p><b>The Sanskrit Textual Traditions 39</b></p> <p>3 Vedas and Upaniṣads 41<br /><i>Michael Witzel</i></p> <p>4 The Dharmaśāstras 69<br /><i>Ludo Rocher</i></p> <p>5 The Sanskrit Epics 81<br /><i>John Brockington</i></p> <p>6 The Purāṇas 92<br /><i>Freda Matchett</i></p> <p>7 The Bhagavad Gītā: Genesis of the Text, Its Messages, and Its Impact on the Mahābhārata and on Indian Religions and Philosophy 105<br /><i>Mislav Je?ić</i></p> <p><b>Textual Traditions in Regional Languages 129</b></p> <p>8 Tamil Hindu Literature 131<br /><i>Norman Cutler</i></p> <p>9 The Literature of Hinduism in Malayalam 143<br /><i>Rich Freeman</i></p> <p>10 North Indian Hindi Devotional Literature 163<br /><i>Nancy M. Martin</i></p> <p><b>Major Historical Developments 179</b></p> <p>11 The Śaiva Traditions 181<br /><i>Gavin Flood</i></p> <p>12 History of Vaiṣṇava Traditions: An Esquisse 209<br /><i>Gérard Colas</i></p> <p>13 Hinduism and the Goddess: Śākta Traditions 245<br /><i>Bjarne Wernicke-Olesen</i></p> <p>14 The Householder Tradition in Hindu Society 275<br /><i>T.N. Madan</i></p> <p>15 The Renouncer Tradition 290<br /><i>Patrick Olivelle</i></p> <p><b>Regional Traditions 305</b><br /><br />16 The Teyyam Tradition of Kerala 307<br /><i>Rich Freeman</i></p> <p>17 The Month of Kārtik and Women's Ritual Devotions to Krishna in Benares 323<br /><i>Tracy Pintchman</i></p> <p>18 Hindu Diasporas and Gods on the Move: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage in Hindu Europe 338<br /><i>Knut A. Jacobsen</i></p> <p><b>Part III Systematic Thought 353</b></p> <p><b>The Indian Sciences 355</b></p> <p>19 Introduction 357<br /><i>Frits Staal</i></p> <p>20 The Science of Language 359<br /><i>Frits Staal</i></p> <p>21 Indian Mathematics 370<br /><i>Takao Hayashi</i></p> <p>22 Calendar, Astrology, and Astronomy 384<br /><i>Michio Yano</i></p> <p>23 The Science of Medicine 399<br /><i>Dominik Wujastyk</i></p> <p><b>Philosophy and Theology 415</b></p> <p>24 The Classical Worldview: Early Foundations of Hindu Philosophy 417<br /><i>Jessica Frazier</i></p> <p>25 Hinduism and the Proper Work of Reason 448<br /><i>Jonardon Ganeri</i></p> <p>26 Restoring "Hindu Theology" as a Category in Indian Intellectual Discourse 479<br /><i>Francis Clooney SJ</i></p> <p>27 Mantra 505<br /><i>André Padoux</i></p> <p>28 Realism and Non-Realism in Indian Philosophy 517<br /><i>Ionut Moise</i></p> <p>29 Hinduism Compared 536<br /><i>Reid B. Locklin</i></p> <p><b>Part IV Society, Politics, and Nation 551</b></p> <p>30 On the Relationship between Caste and Hinduism 553<br /><i>Declan Quigley</i></p> <p>31 Modernity, Reform, and Revival 565<br /><i>Dermot Killingley</i></p> <p>32 The Goddess and the Nation: Subterfuges of Antiquity, the Cunning of Modernity 580<br /><i>Sumathi Ramaswamy</i></p> <p>33 Gender in a Devotional Universe 595<br /><i>Vasudha Narayanan</i></p> <p>Index 612</p>

<p><b>Gavin Flood</b> is Professor of Hindu Studies and Comparative Religion at Oxford University, Academic Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, and Senior Research Fellow at Campion Hall. He is the author of several books including <i>Religion and the Philosophy of Life</i>.</p>

<p><b>Praise for the previous edition</b></p> <p>"This collection offers a new way to parse the multiple entryways into the vast arena of Hinduism. Using the general divisional categories of theoretical issues, text and tradition, systematic thought, and society, politics and nation, Flood has achieved significant breadth in disciplines, subjects and historical perspectives."<br /><i>—<b>Choice</b></i></p> <p>"This is a most welcome, timely, and authoritative assessment of the entire field of study, a most commendable response to an enormous challenge."<br /><i>—<b>Journal of Contemporary Religion</b></i></p> <p>"<i>The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism </i>effectively serves to condense the proliferation of scholarship on Hinduism. … The approach is interdisciplinary and places Hinduism not within a sphere of its own, but within a larger context, reading it as a dynamic product of historical global exchange. … A handsome addition to academic and personal libraries."<br /><i>—<b>Asian Studies Review</b></i></p> <p><i>The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Hinduism</i> explores the richness, complexity, and diversity of one of the world’s great religions. Providing readers with an accessible overview of contemporary Hindu Studies, this accessible volume presents historical accounts of all major traditions, analyzes specific texts, and addresses key debates about the nature and study of Hinduism. Through thirty-one essays, leading experts examine main themes such as philosophy, theology, society, and science while highlighting the links, common threads, and important issues that reoccur in the history of Hinduism.</p> <p>This new edition is fully revised to incorporate the most recent scholarship and approaches in the field, such as the use and value of region-specific studies in analyzing Hinduism. Along with chapters on different Indian sciences, including astronomy, medicine, and mathematics, entirely new chapters discuss the Goddess tradition, Hindu diaspora, and Hindu philosophy. Throughout the companion, the contributors engage with important theoretical questions and offer insights into ongoing socio-political issues.</p> <p>Examining the historical trajectories that have led to the modern religion of Hinduism, <i>The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Hinduism, Second Edition</i> is an ideal text for undergraduate courses on Hinduism in Religious Studies and Philosophy departments,and an invaluable resource for scholars and researchers in Hindu Studies.</p>

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