A Cultural History of Hinduism

Volumes 1-6

Karen Pechilis (Drew University USA)

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Bloomsbury Academic
27 June 2024

Social & cultural history; History of religion; Hinduism; Hindu life & practice; Theology

Series: Cultural Histories

A Cultural History of Hinduism provides an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. This set of 6 volumes spans 4,000 years of Hinduism in its social and cultural context.

The 6 volumes cover: 1. A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Pre-Classical Age (2000 - 200 BCE); 2. A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Classical Age (200 BCE - 800 CE); 3. A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Post-Classical Age (800 - 1500); 4. A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Age of Empires (1500 - 1857); 5. A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Age of Late Colonialism (1857 - 1947); 6. A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Age of Independence (1947 - 2017)

Each volume discusses the same themes in its chapters:

1. Sources of Authority 2. Defining Body and Mind 3. Social Organization and Everyday Norms 4. Identity, Difference and Dialogue 5. Politics and Power 6. Visual Culture 7. Lineages and Emerging Exemplars and Movements 8. Hinduism in Global Context

This structure offers a broad overview of a period within each volume or the opportunity to follow a theme through history by reading the relevant chapter across volumes.

Superbly illustrated, the full 6-volume set offers the most comprehensive and authoritative survey available on Hinduism throughout history.

The Cultural Histories Series A Cultural History of Hinduism is 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 available to institutions by annual subscription or perpetual access (see www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com).

Edited by: Karen Pechilis (Drew University USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions: Height: 25mm, Width: 25mm,
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350024434
ISBN 10: 1350024430
Series: Cultural Histories
Publication Date: 27 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Mixed media product
Publisher's Status: Active

Karen Pechilis is NEH Distinguished Professor of Humanities and Professor of Comparative Religion at Drew University, USA. She is the author of Interpreting Devotion: The Poetry and Legacy of a Female Bhakti Saint of India (2011), The Graceful Guru: Hindu Female Gurus in India and the United States (2004), and The Embodiment of Bhakti (1999). She is co-editor of South Asian Religions: Tradition and Today (2012), and is on the advisory editorial boards of the International Journal of Hindu Studies, the International Journal of Dharma Studies, and Religion and Gender