Contemplative Studies and Hinduism Meditation, Devotion, Prayer, and Worship

This book surveys the major types and categories of Hindu contemplative praxis. It explores diverse spiritual and religious practices within the Hindu traditions and Indic hermeneutical perspectives to understand the intricate culture of meditative communion and contemplation, devotion, spiritual formation, prayer, ritual, and worship.

Info autore

Rita D. Sherma is Director and Associate Professor at the Shingal Center for Dharma Studies, Chair of the Department of Theology and Ethics, and Core Doctoral Faculty, at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California, USA. She is founding Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Dharma Studies.
Purushottama Bilimoria is a Distinguished Research Fellow in Indian Philosophy with the Center for Dharma Studies, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley; Visiting Professor at the University of California, Berkeley; and Principal Fellow in the School of Historical and Philosophical and the Australia India Institute at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of Sophia: International Journal of Philosophy and Traditions and is also co-editor of Journal of Dharma Studies.

Riassunto

This book surveys the major types and categories of Hindu contemplative praxis. It explores diverse spiritual and religious practices within the Hindu traditions and Indic hermeneutical perspectives to understand the intricate culture of meditative communion and contemplation, devotion, spiritual formation, prayer, ritual, and worship.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Rita D. Sherma (Editore), Purushottama Bilimoria (Editore), Sherma Rita D. (Editore), Bilimoria Purushottama (Editore)
• Autori: Rita D. (Graduate Theological Union Sherma
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 25.09.2023
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni
• EAN: 9780367558635
• ISBN: 978-0-367-55863-5
• Numero di pagine: 214
• Categorie: BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / General, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, RELIGION / General, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Mindfulness & Meditation, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spiritualism, RELIGION / Meditations, Asia, RELIGION / Spirituality, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Buddhism / Rituals & Practice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Society & culture: general, RELIGION / Theology, PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, RELIGION / Philosophy, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Healing / Prayer & Spiritual, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, PHILOSOPHY / Hindu, RELIGION / Jainism, RELIGION / Hinduism / Rituals & Practice, RELIGION / Hinduism / Theology, Hinduism, Regional Studies, Philosophy of religion, Non-Western philosophy, Jainism, religious phenomenology, comparative contemplative praxis, Indic hermeneutics, liturgical semiotics, Tantric ritual, soteriological practice