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The Many Colors of Hinduism
A Thematic-Historical Introduction
The Many Colors of Hinduism is the first introductory text to provide a balanced view of this rich religious tradition, acknowledging the full range of its many competing and even contradictory aspects. Utilizing a thematic-historical approach, Carl Olson draws on a wide array of textual evidence, the fieldwork of anthropologists in close contact with insiders, and voices of thinkers ranging from Indologist Alf Hiltebeitel to Cambridge scholar Julius Lipner. The result is a narrative approach that offers a view of Hinduism that emulates the storytelling nature of the religion itself.
Covering ancient times to the present and explaining important cultural metaphors, symbols, and narratives not generally found in other introductory textbooks, Olson offers students a new perspective of a religion that is more varied than most Westerners realize. The Many Colors of Hinduism will be essential reading for undergraduate courses in world or Asian religions.
The Nature of Hinduism
A Journey to Mother India
Tongues of Fire of the Vedic Sacrificial Cult
The Swan, World Renunciation, and Upanisads
The Way and the Structure of Life
The Experiential Nature of Hinduism
Part II
Nature of Devotional and Sectarian Hinduism
The Sensual Nature of Hinduism
Embodiment of Visnu of Earth
Divine Play, Madness, Eroticism, and Krishna
Righteous Rama, Untouchables, and Sants
Dance of the Ascetic Deity Siva Feminine Thread
Desire Transformed: Tantra and Saktism
Part III
Issues in Modern and Contemporary Hinduism
The World of the Goddess: Village Hinduism
Reformers, Missionaries, and Gurus in Modern Hinduism.