The religious culture of India : power, love, and wisdom / Friedhelm Hardy
1994, 1st edition. Cambridge : University Press. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #445467
ISBN: 0521441811
Physical description; 613 pages), 23.5 cm. Contents; pt. 1. Power -- the challenges of the external world. 1. Consulting the oracle once again. 2. Oceans of milk and treacle. 3. Navigating the sea of earthly existence. 4. Safe havens. 5. Violence, aggression and heroism. 6. Manipulating space, time and matter. 7. Entering forbidden realms. 8. Unleashing the powers of the self -- pt. 2. Love -- the rhythms of the interior world. 9. The missing colour. 10. The landscape of the heart. 11. The deadly weapons of Mara. 12. Beyond the fleeting moment. 13. Cosmic desire. 14. Love abiding in stone. 15. The melting of the heart. 16. Return to the world -- pt. 3. Wisdom -- commuting within one world. 17. All the valleys filled with corpses. 18. Strategic initiatives. 19. Encompassing the galaxies. 20. The all-pervasive mind. 21. Striking a balance. 22. Beyond prosaic words. 23. Irreducible particulars. 24. The head in the world. Subjects; Religion. Hinduismus. India Religion. India Civilization. Culture Related to Religious beliefs.
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