Bücher der Reihe Routledge Hindu Studies Series

Presents an analysis to the doctrine of desire less action in Indian philosophy. This book surveys the contemporary literature on desire less action. It is suitable for scholars of Indian philosophy, religion, the Bhagavadgita and Hinduism.

There is a growing scholarly interest in Hindu religion. Associated with this is the attention to sacred images and their worship. This book extends the discussion on Indian images and their worship, bringing historical and comparative dimensions and considering Krishna worship in the context of modernity, both in India and the West.

The book provides an introduction to the history and the development of Indian epistemology, a synopsis of Kumarila's work and an analysis of its argument.

Arguing that the combination of structural and thematic features which have helped to establish the enduring cultural centrality of religious narrative in South Asia, this book presents the Mahabharata's complex orientation to the cosmic, social and textual past. It highlights the contexts of origin and transmission.