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  • Tantra: Theory and Practice with Professor Gavin Flood

    Hindu Scholars, #1

    by Wise Studies, Gavin Flood ...
    Series Book 1 - Hindu Scholars
    Over five lectures, Gavin Flood, professor of Hindu Studies and Comparative Religion in the Theology and Religion Faculty at Campion Hall at Oxford University, gives an overview of the history, theory and practice of Tantra. He explores aspects from the Śaiva Siddhānta tradition to the Non-Saiddhāntika, to Buddhist tantra. He gives an overview of the many developments in thought, cosmologies and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Bhagavad Gita

    A New Translation

    The Bhagavad Gita, the Song of the Lord, is an ancient Hindu scripture about virtue, presented as a dialogue between Krishna, an incarnation of God, and the warrior Arjuna on the eve of a great battle over succession to the throne.This new verse translation of the classic Sanskrit text combines the skills of leading Hinduist Gavin Flood with the stylistic verve of award-winning poet and translator ... Read more

    $15.09 USD

  • The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Hinduism

    by Gavin Flood ...
    Series series Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
    An accessible and up-to-date survey of scholarly thinking about Hinduism, perfect for courses on Hinduism or world religionsThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Hinduism examines the historical trajectories that have led to the modern religion of Hinduism. Covering main themes such as philosophy, practice, society, and science, this comprehensive volume brings together a variety of approaches and ... Read more

    $150.00 USD

  • Tantric Knowledge

    Philosophy, History, Practice

    by Gavin Flood ...
    Series series The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies Mandala Publishing Series
    In this book, distinguished scholar of Hinduism and Comparative Religion Gavin Flood provides a general introduction to the subject of Tantra: what it is, where it fits into the history of South Asia and beyond, what its links are to Hinduism and Buddhism, and how contemporary Tantra transforms the older tradition.Tantra has become a topic of wide interest, associated in the popular imagination ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Concept of Mind in Hindu Tantra

    by Gavin Flood ...
    Series series Routledge Hindu Studies Series
    This book presents an account of the concept of mind in Hindu Tantra through a study of religious and philosophical texts in the medieval period.Offering an understanding on how the mind is conceptualized both as that which keeps a person bound to the cycle of reincarnation and as having transformative potential in allowing a person to achieve liberation or salvation, this book examines mostly ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Connecting Ecologies

    Integrating Responses to the Global Challenge

    Edited by Patrick Riordan, Gavin Flood ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Religion and Environment
    Connecting Ecologies focuses on the environmental aspects of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ and the challenge to care for our common home. It considers how best to devise and implement the new societal models needed to tackle the ecological problems facing the world today. The book addresses the need for and complexity of an integral ecology, one that looks not only at physical and ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Religion and the Philosophy of Life

    by Gavin Flood ...
    Religion and the Philosophy of Life considers how religion as the source of civilization transforms the fundamental bio-sociology of humans through language and the somatic exploration of religious ritual and prayer. Gavin Flood offers an integrative account of the nature of the human, based on what contemporary scientists tell us, especially evolutionary science and social neuroscience, as well ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The Oxford History of Hinduism: Hindu Practice

    Edited by Gavin Flood ...
    Series series Oxford History Of Hinduism
    Traditions of asceticism, yoga, and devotion (bhakti), including dance and music, developed in Hinduism over long periods of time. Some of these practices, notably those denoted by the term yoga, are orientated towards salvation from the cycle of reincarnation and go back several thousand years. These practices, borne witness to in ancient texts called Upaniṣads, as well as in other traditions, ... Read more

    $122.39 USD

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    Tantra: Theory and Practice with Gavin Flood

    The historical context, the Saiva Siddhanta, Kashmir Saivism and the Vajrayana (Tantric Buddhism)

    by Gavin Flood ...
    Narrated by Gavin Flood ...
    Series Audiobook 6 - Hindu Scholars

    Unabridged

    1 hour 53 min

    Over five lectures, Gavin Flood, professor of Hindu Studies and Comparative Religion in the Theology and Religion Faculty at Campion Hall at Oxford University, gives an overview of the history, theory and practice of Tantra. He explores aspects from the Śaiva Siddhānta tradition to the Non-Saiddhāntika, to Buddhist Tantra. He gives an overview of the many developments in thought, cosmologies and ... Read more

    $19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Importance of Religion

    Meaning and Action in our Strange World

    by Gavin Flood ...
    The Importance of Religion reveals the significance of religion in modern times, showing how it provides people with meaning to their lives and helps guide them in their everyday moral choicesProvides readers with a new understanding of religion, demonstrating how in its actions, texts and world views religion is enduring and vividly engages with the mystery of the worldOffers striking arguments ... Read more

    $29.00 USD

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  • Swami Vivekananda and his legacy with Gwilym Beckerlegge

    Hindu Scholars, #2

    by Wise Studies, Gwilym Beckerlegge ...
    Series Book 2 - Hindu Scholars
    In this 5 part lecture series Gwilym Beckerlegge discusses the life and legacy of Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), the Hindu teacher who was arguably the first 'global guru'. Vivekananda has been influential in shaping, among other things, Hindu notions of social activism, and what has come to be known as Modern Yoga, which is now practised beyond India. Gwilym covers the influence of Vivekananda's ... Read more

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  • The Upanishads: Stories of the Self with Graham Burns

    Hindu Scholars, #3

    by Wise Studies, Graham Burns ...
    Series Book 3 - Hindu Scholars
    In this 5 lecture series Graham Burns gives a broad overview of the Upanishads, explaining the history and culture in which they arose. He takes you through several themes that are explored in some of the more prominent Upanishads. He illuminates important concepts that begin to form the foundation of much of Indian thought. Graham presents this lecture series in a clear, intelligent way that is ... Read more

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