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This anthology offers an eclectic and wide-ranging selection from the writings and speeches of Swami Vivekananda in commemoration of his 150th birth anniversary. The scholarly introductions place Vivekananda’s works in the context of his times, and discuss Hinduism and other religions, the sciences, the freedom struggle and the making of modern India.
Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Addresses at the parliament of religions, Chicago. 2. From the four ...
By facilitating a dialogue between bio-medicine and alternative therapeutics, especially Ayurveda, this book explores different perspectives on healing, uncovering how the dominant system of healthcare in today’s world relates to traditional healing practices. The volume takes into account the views of leading doctors and medical researchers, Ayurvedic practitioners, philosophers, psychologists, sociologists and cultural critics.
Contents: Foreword. ...
When Sunayana, a young, vivacious editor at a leading publishing house sets out to commission a book, she finds herself drawn into a disorienting but compelling liaison. Intrigued by Ashok, a reserved but well-known middle-aged surgeon, she seeks a centre that has eluded her scattered self, while he struggles to come to terms with a broken marriage.
The uneasy attraction between this odd couple triggers profound questions. What is the quintessence of human ...
This multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural collection explores the idea of sacred Australia. It has seventeen chapters written by some of the best-known academics in this field, drawn from diverse areas such as literary and post-colonial studies, aboriginal studies, theology, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, folk studies, media and communication, architecture, and so on. The topics covered include ways of theorizing sacred Australia, an overview of ...