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  • Moral Blindnessby Zygmunt Bauman; Leonidas Donskis

    Wiley 2013; US$ 22.95

    Evil is not confined to war or to circumstances in which people are acting under extreme duress. Today it more frequently reveals itself in the everyday insensitivity to the suffering of others, in the inability or refusal to understand them and in the casual turning away of one’s ethical gaze. Evil and moral blindness lurk in what we take... more...

  • The Bhagavata Puranaby Ravi M. Gupta; Kenneth R. Valpey

    Columbia University Press 2013; US$ 33.99

    A vibrant example of living literature, The Bhagavata Purana is a versatile Hindu sacred text containing more than 14,000 Sanskrit verses. Finding its present form around the tenth century C.E., the work inspired several major north Indian devotional (bhakti) traditions as well as schools of dance and drama, and continues to permeate popular Hindu... more...

  • Bhagavadgita Volume Vby Steven Tsoukalas

    The Edwin Mellen Press 2012; US$ 169.95

    This is the first study to offer local Indian knowledge of Sanskrit, and mythology in addition to translations given by other scholars to form a reference guide as a definitive translation. more...

  • Classical Hindu Mythologyby Cornelia Dimmitt

    Temple University Press 2012; US$ 37.95

    Fresh translations of the Mahapuranas, many available in English for the first time more...

  • Bhagavadgitaby Steven Tsoukalas

    The Edwin Mellen Press 2012; US$ 179.95

    This work enables scholars to analyze more deeply the meanings of these foundational verses of ancient Hindu wisdom. The text allows readers not only to utilize the author’s adept translation and interpretation, but affords them the tools necessary to form independent conclusions. more...

  • Essence of the Bhagavad Gitaby Eknath Easwaran

    Nilgiri Press 2011; US$ 14.95

    The Bhagavad Gita opens with a crisis ? Prince Arjuna despairs on the battlefield, unsure if he should fight his kinsmen in a dreadful war. For Easwaran, the Gita?s epic battle represents the war in our own hearts and Arjuna?s anguish reflects the human condition: torn between opposing forces, confused about how to live. Sri Krishna?s timeless... more...

  • The Upanishadsby Swami Paramananda

    The Floating Press 2011; US$ 3.99

    Interested in learning more about Hinduism? Whether you're a curious newcomer or a long-time practitioner, this collection of Upanishads -- the sacred philosophical texts upon which many of the precepts of the Hindu religion are based -- offers an engaging, spiritually enlightening read. more...

  • Religion, Narrative and Public Imagination in South Asiaby James Hegarty

    Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 135.00

    The Sanskrit Mahabharata is one of the greatest works of world literature and pivotal for the understanding of both Hindu traditions and wider society in ancient, medieval and modern South Asia. This book presents a new synthesis of philological, anthropological and cognitive-linguistic method and theory in relation to the study of narrative text... more...

  • Ramayanaby Ranchor Prime; B.G. Sharma

    Insight Editions LLC 2011; US$ 9.95

    From the kingdom of Ayodhya to the isle of Lanka, we are transported to a land that has inspired morality and spiritual tradition for thousands of years. Rama, the king of Ayodya, comes to life through B.G. Sharma's never-before-seen compositions of this classic epic. From his intimate devotee, Hanuman, to his loving Queen, Sita, we are endeared to... more...

  • Gita Wisdomby Joshua Greene

    Insight Editions LLC 2011; US$ 9.95

    The Bhagavad Gita is one of the most revered texts of all time, but it’s often impenetrable to the 21st-century seeker. In Gita Wisdom, Joshua Greene retells this timeless text in a completely new way, revealing that it is, in essence, a heart-to-heart talk between two friends about the meaning of life. As Krishna and his friend Arjuna reminisce... more...