The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism

Gavin Flood is Head of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Stirling. Among his publications are Beyond Phenomenology: Rethinking the Study of Religion (1999), An Introduction to Hinduism (1996), and Body and Cosmology in Kashmir Oaivism (1993).

List of Contributors. Preface. Introduction: Establishing the Boundaries: Gavin Flood. Part I: Theoretical Issues:. 1. Colonialism and the Construction of Hinduism: Gauri Visvanathan. 2. Orientalism and Hinduism: David Smith. Part II: Text and Tradition:. The Sanskrit Textual Traditions:. 3. Vedas and Upanisads: Michael Witzel. 4. The Dharmauastras: Ludo Rocher. 5. The Sanskrit Epics: John Brockington. 6. The Puranas: Freda Matchett. Textual Traditions in Regional Languages:. 7. Tamil Hindu Literature: Norman Cutler. 8. The Literature of Hinduism in Malayalam: Rich Freeman. 9. North Indian Hindi Devotional Literature: Nancy M. Martin. Major Historical Developments:. 10. The Uaiva Traditions: Gavin Flood. 11. History of Vaisnava Traditions: Gerard Colas. 12. The Renouncer Tradition: Patrick Olivelle. 13. The Householder Tradition in Hindu Society: T.N. Madan. Regional Traditions:. 14. The Teyyam Tradition of Kerala: Rich Freeman. 15. The Month of Kartik And Women's Ritual Devotions to Krsna in Benares: Tracy Pinchman. Part III: Systematic Thought:. The Indian Sciences:. Introduction: Frits Staal. 16. The Science of Language: Frits Staal. 17. Indian Mathematics: Takao Hayashi. 18. Calendar, Astrology and Astronomy: Michio Yano. 19. The Science of Medicine: Dominik Wujastyk. Philosophy and Theology:. 20. Hinduism and the Proper Work of Reason: Jonardon Ganeri. 21. Restoring "Hindu Theology" as a Category in Indian Intellectual Discourse: Francis Clooney. 22. Mantra: Andre Padoux. Part IV: Society, Politics, and Nation:. 23. On the Relationship between Caste and Hinduism: Declan Quigley. 24. Modernity, Reform and Revival: Dermot Killingley. 25. Contemporary Political Hinduism: C. Ram Prasad. 26. The Goddess and the Nation: Subterfuges of Antiquity, the Cunning of Modernity: Sumathi Ramaswamy. 27. Gender in a Devotional Universe: Vasudha Narayanan. Index.