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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The Sacred Thread: Hinduism in Its Continuity and Diversity This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.

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paperback. Zustand: Good.

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Zustand: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. May contain underlining and/or highlighting. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.

Zustand: New. pp. 132.

paperback. Zustand: Good. Unmarked trade paperback. Shelf wear to edges and corners. Creases on front cover. Owner's bookplate inside front cover.

222 pages. Paperback in very good condition.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,300grams, ISBN:0852243936.

First Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; vi, 337 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-325). Contentss; Introduction: A Sacred Thread / Raymond Brady Williams -- Handing Down and Reaching Across: Stability and Movement in Indian Religious Traditions / John B. Carman -- Winning Souls for Siva: Arumuga Navalar's Transmission of the Saiva Religion / Dennis Hudson -- The Sankaracarya of Kanci and the Kamaksi Temple as Ritual Center / William Cenkner -- The Coronation of a Guru: Charisma, Politics, and Philosophy in Contemporary India / Glenn Yocum -- The Divine-Human Figure in the Transmission of Religious Tradition / Brian Hutchinson -- Rituals and Reinterpretation: South Indians in Southeast Asia / Fred W. Clothey -- Creating South Indian Hindu Experience in the United States / Vasudha Narayanan -- Transmission and Transformation of Rituals / K.K.A. Venkatachari -- Swaminaryan Temples and Rituals: Views of Two Sadhus / Vivekjivanadas Swami and Brahmviharidas Swami -- Transmission of a Swaminarayan Hindu Scripture in the British East Midlands / Douglas Brear -- Sacred Threads of Several Textures: Strategies of Adaptation in the United States / Raymond Brady Williams. Academic Study of Religion and Asian Indian-American College Students / John Y. Fenton -- A New International Religion: Radhasoami / Mark Juergensmeyer. Subjects; Hinduism History 20th century. Hindu sects History 20th century. Hinduism Missions History 20th century. 3 Kg.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 3rd Edition. It appears from Manuis institutes that they are meant as much for the householder in the second order of lifengarhasthyañas for the student. The laws for the brahmanas are severer and they are expected to subject themselves to harder physical and mental disciplines, forsaking all attachment of their organs to sensual pleasures. A brahmana student must keep them under complete control and bear in mind that desire is never extinguished by the enjoyment of desired objects; it only grows stronger like a fire fed with clarified butter. But all this appears to have vanished. It is unfortunate that many brahmanas, starkly ignorant of the Vedic rcas and scriptural teachings, are often called upon to perform the ceremonies. There is substance in their contention that since the times have changed, the ceremonial laws too must be thoroughly revised and modified to bring them in conformity with the present-day ethos. They also argue that, as the mantras are in Sanskrit, very few people are able to chant them with complete understanding of their inherent meaning and importance. It is to meet their demand for a simple text with explanatory instructions that this book has been written. Its readers can be scholarly priests or non-scholarly householders or both. To some this may sound a profanation of the ceremonial laws, but the intention is pious and therefore this attempt to democratize and expound the esoteric is forgivable. Upanayana is one of the sixteen samskaras or purificatory rites in which a boy is invested with the sacred thread and thus endowed with second or spiritual birth and qualified to learn the Veda by heart. In this ceremony the boy goes to an Acarya well-versed in the Vedas with a view to be initiated into Vedic studies or a Guru draws a boy towards himself and initiates him into one of the three twice-born classes. From the day the initiation ceremony takes place the young celibate commits himself to a life of austerity and abstinence; he chooses to lead a life rigorously disciplined by vows and disciplinary rules.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Foreword. Introduction. I. The sky above Kitini: 1. Venerating the ancestors. 2. Worshiping the Gods. 3. Looking inward. II. Pondering over Upanayan: 1. The symbolism of the sacred thread. 2. From vivid experiences to rigid doctrines. 3. The curse and the spiritual meaning of the caste system. III. Elements of sacred space: 1. Enclosing holy ground. 2. An image of the Universe. 3. The six-pointed star. 4. The cross and the centre in sacred architecture. 5. The renewal of life. IV. The Vedic sacrifice: 1. An archaic ritual. 2. Agni-in the service of Gods and humans. 3. Agnis dual nature. V. Somi s great day commences: 1. In praise of fullness. 2. New clothes. VI. Death and rebirth: 1. Dieting. 2. Being born a second time. 3. The second birth as a spiritual process. VII. In the garb of a yogin: 1. The way to the centre. 2. In the cave of the heart. 3. Contradictory tasks. VIII. An ordinary man among ordinary men: The final part of Upanayan. 2. The wisdom of Upanayan in the light of Indian and Nepali traditions. 3. The wisdom of Upanayan in the light of Jungian psychology. Annexures. The Sacred Thread is an ancient symbol of the invisible tie that links all living beings among each other as well as with their transcendental source of origin (strtman). In the Eastern tradition, women and men are considered to be mature personalities only if they not only fulfill their practical everyday duties, but also orient their lives towards a cosmic spiritual reality. Rudolf Högger, a Swiss psychologist who has spent much time of his life in Nepal and India, has accompanied a seven years old Hindu boy on his path of initiation (Upanayan) into this spiritual realm. In the present account, he not only describes a number of symbols and rituals which were instrumental in the process, but also draws parallels to many elements from the Buddhist, Jewish, Christian as well as Muslim traditions and offers respective interpretations in the light of Jungian psychology. Thus, the book builds helpful bridges between different cultures and religions, between East and West, between modernity and tradition. It encourages the reader to discover new meaning in his own religious practice and cultural environment. (jacket).

Zustand: New. pp. 232.

Zustand: Very Good. - Minor shelfwear - red pen mark to top edge of text block - ow Clean bright tight book 337 pages.

Zustand: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Shows some signs of wear but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9780231107792.

Zustand: New. pp. 208.

Softcover. 191 p. Very good condition. Reading page 142 is marked with highlighter. Slight signs of storage and use. Book is bilingual. Inscription on endpaper. Spine edge slightly bumped. Otherwise a very good copy. 9788120812406 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1000.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. pp. 184 Illus. (Col.).