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Routledge handbook of contemporary India / / edited by Knut A. Jacobsen
| Routledge handbook of contemporary India / / edited by Knut A. Jacobsen |
| Autore | Jacobsen Knut A. <1956-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Taylor & Francis, 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (523 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.0954 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | JacobsenKnut A. <1956-> |
| Collana | Routledge handbooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Encyclopaedias & reference works
Ethnic studies Regional studies |
| Soggetto non controllato | Contemporary, Handbook, India, Jacobsen |
| ISBN |
1-315-68257-5
1-317-40358-4 1-317-40357-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Contemporary India: foundation, relations, diversity and innovations; Part I Foundation; 1 Dreams, memories and legacies: partitioning India; 2 Symbiosis and resilience: the dynamics of social change and transition to democracy in India; 3 Foundations for a sustainable growth: India's Constitution and its Supreme Court; 4 Economic foundation of India; 5 Equity, quantity and quality: the precarious balancing act in India's schools; 6 Agriculture and the development burden
Part II India and the world7 Politics, security and foreign policy; 8 Is India a South Asian or an Asian power?; 9 India's role as an international development actor; 10 Dispersals, migrations, diversity of communities and the notion of an Indian diaspora; 11 Yoga and physical culture: transnational history and blurred discursive contexts; 12 Modernised Ayurveda in India and the West; Part III Society, class, caste and gender; 13 The politics of economic reforms in India; 14 Divided we stand: the Indian city after economic liberalisation; 15 India's middle classes in contemporary India 16 Caste: why does it still matter?17 Corruption and anti-corruption in modern India: history, patronage and the moral politics of anti-colonialism; 18 Regional perspective: Gujarat and the contradictory co-existence of economic enterprise and political illiberalism; 19 Intimate spaces of struggle: rethinking family and marriage in contemporary India; 20 Adivasis and contemporary India: engagements with the state, non-state actors and the capitalist economy; Part IV Religion and diversity; 21 Myth as history and history as myth: the instructive case of India 22 Matters that matter: material religion in contemporary Hinduism23 Hindu pilgrimage sites and travel: infrastructure, economy, identity and conflicts; 24 Ambedkar's life and his Navayana Buddhism; 25 Religion, identity and empowerment: the making of Ravidassia Dharm (Dalit religion) in contemporary Punjab; 26 Muslims in contemporary India: socio-religious diversity and the questions of citizenship; 27 Religious violence, crime statistics and India's Muslim minority; 28 Christians in India: living on the margins with a diverse and controversial past; Part V Cultural change and innovations 29 Combative constructions of femininity in the late twentieth-century narratives of India30 The new Indian male: muscles, masculinity and middle classness; 31 Changing food habits in contemporary India: discourses and practices from the middle classes in Chennai (Tamil Nadu); 32 Coping with the diseases of modernity: the use of siddha medical knowledge and practices to treat diabetics; Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Handbook of contemporary India |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910978376803321 |
Jacobsen Knut A. <1956->
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| Taylor & Francis, 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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South Asians in the diaspora [[electronic resource] ] : histories and religious traditions / / edited by Knut A. Jacobsen and P. Pratap Kumar
| South Asians in the diaspora [[electronic resource] ] : histories and religious traditions / / edited by Knut A. Jacobsen and P. Pratap Kumar |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (558 p.) |
| Disciplina | 909/.04914 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JacobsenKnut A. <1956->
KumarP. Pratap <1952-> |
| Collana | Numen book series. Studies in the history of religions |
| Soggetto topico |
South Asians - Foreign countries - Social life and customs
South Asians - Foreign countries - Religion |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-46664-2
9786610466641 1-4237-1211-0 90-474-0140-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material / Knut A. Jacobsen and P. Pratap Kumar -- The Jain Plate: The Semiotics of the Diaspora Diet / Anne Vallely -- (Re) Creating Transnational Religious Identity within the Jaina Community of Toronto / Mikal Austin Radford -- Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhism in London: Religiosity and Communal Activities of a Diaspora Community / Mahinda Deegalle -- Becoming a Colour of the Rainbow: The Social Integration of Indian Hindus in Trinidad, Analysed along a Phase Model Diaspora / Martin Baumann -- The Hindu Diaspora in The Netherlands: Halfway Between Local Structures and Global Ideologies / Corstiaan J. G. van der Burg -- Tamil Hindu Places of Worship in Germany / Brigitte Luchesi -- Establishing Ritual Space in the Hindu Diaspora in Norway / Knut A. Jacobsen -- The Hindu Religious Traditions in Minnesota / Indira Y. Junghare -- Reversing the Gaze in America: Parody in Divali Performance at Connecticut College / Lindsey B. Harlan -- The Swaminarayan Movement / Rachel Dwyer -- Transformation of Marriage Patterns in the Kerala Diaspora in the U.S. / Anna Lindberg -- Rethinking Hybridity: The Syro-Malabar Church in North America / Clara A. B. Joseph -- Negotiating Identities: The Case of Indian Muslims in South Africa / S. E. Dangor -- Structural and Cultural Racism in the Educational Underachievement of British South Asian Muslims / Tahir Abbas -- Embracing Allah and Sexuality? South-Asian Non-Heterosexual Muslims in Britain / Andrew K. T. Yip -- The Zoroastrian Diaspora / John R. Hinnells -- Mobilising seva (”Service”): Modes of Sikh Diasporic Action / Anne Murphy -- Taxonomy of the Indian Diaspora in South Africa: Problems and Issues in Defining Their Identity / P. Pratap Kumar -- Punjabi Religion Amongst the South Asian Diaspora in Britain: The Role of the Baba / Sandeep Singh Chohan -- Haunting Stories: Narrative Transmissions of South Asian Identities in Diaspora / Kirin Narayan -- Performances of Multiculturalism: South Asian Communities in Sydney / Christopher Hartney -- Hindus and Sikhs: Community Development and Religious Discrimination in England and Wales / Paul Weller -- Future Prospects / Knut A. Jacobsen and P. Pratap Kumar -- Contributors / Knut A. Jacobsen and P. Pratap Kumar -- Index / Knut A. Jacobsen and P. Pratap Kumar -- Studies in the History of Religions Numen Book Series / Knut A. Jacobsen and P. Pratap Kumar. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449963203321 |
| Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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South Asians in the diaspora [[electronic resource] ] : histories and religious traditions / / edited by Knut A. Jacobsen and P. Pratap Kumar
| South Asians in the diaspora [[electronic resource] ] : histories and religious traditions / / edited by Knut A. Jacobsen and P. Pratap Kumar |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (558 p.) |
| Disciplina | 909/.04914 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JacobsenKnut A. <1956->
KumarP. Pratap <1952-> |
| Collana | Numen book series. Studies in the history of religions |
| Soggetto topico |
South Asians - Foreign countries - Social life and customs
South Asians - Foreign countries - Religion |
| ISBN |
1-280-46664-2
9786610466641 1-4237-1211-0 90-474-0140-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material / Knut A. Jacobsen and P. Pratap Kumar -- The Jain Plate: The Semiotics of the Diaspora Diet / Anne Vallely -- (Re) Creating Transnational Religious Identity within the Jaina Community of Toronto / Mikal Austin Radford -- Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhism in London: Religiosity and Communal Activities of a Diaspora Community / Mahinda Deegalle -- Becoming a Colour of the Rainbow: The Social Integration of Indian Hindus in Trinidad, Analysed along a Phase Model Diaspora / Martin Baumann -- The Hindu Diaspora in The Netherlands: Halfway Between Local Structures and Global Ideologies / Corstiaan J. G. van der Burg -- Tamil Hindu Places of Worship in Germany / Brigitte Luchesi -- Establishing Ritual Space in the Hindu Diaspora in Norway / Knut A. Jacobsen -- The Hindu Religious Traditions in Minnesota / Indira Y. Junghare -- Reversing the Gaze in America: Parody in Divali Performance at Connecticut College / Lindsey B. Harlan -- The Swaminarayan Movement / Rachel Dwyer -- Transformation of Marriage Patterns in the Kerala Diaspora in the U.S. / Anna Lindberg -- Rethinking Hybridity: The Syro-Malabar Church in North America / Clara A. B. Joseph -- Negotiating Identities: The Case of Indian Muslims in South Africa / S. E. Dangor -- Structural and Cultural Racism in the Educational Underachievement of British South Asian Muslims / Tahir Abbas -- Embracing Allah and Sexuality? South-Asian Non-Heterosexual Muslims in Britain / Andrew K. T. Yip -- The Zoroastrian Diaspora / John R. Hinnells -- Mobilising seva (”Service”): Modes of Sikh Diasporic Action / Anne Murphy -- Taxonomy of the Indian Diaspora in South Africa: Problems and Issues in Defining Their Identity / P. Pratap Kumar -- Punjabi Religion Amongst the South Asian Diaspora in Britain: The Role of the Baba / Sandeep Singh Chohan -- Haunting Stories: Narrative Transmissions of South Asian Identities in Diaspora / Kirin Narayan -- Performances of Multiculturalism: South Asian Communities in Sydney / Christopher Hartney -- Hindus and Sikhs: Community Development and Religious Discrimination in England and Wales / Paul Weller -- Future Prospects / Knut A. Jacobsen and P. Pratap Kumar -- Contributors / Knut A. Jacobsen and P. Pratap Kumar -- Index / Knut A. Jacobsen and P. Pratap Kumar -- Studies in the History of Religions Numen Book Series / Knut A. Jacobsen and P. Pratap Kumar. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783491903321 |
| Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Yoga powers [[electronic resource] ] : extraordinary capacities attained through meditation and concentration / / edited by Knut A. Jacobsen
| Yoga powers [[electronic resource] ] : extraordinary capacities attained through meditation and concentration / / edited by Knut A. Jacobsen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden [The Netherlands] ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (532 p.) |
| Disciplina | 294.5/436 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | JacobsenKnut A. <1956-> |
| Collana | Brill's Indological library |
| Soggetto topico | Yoga |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-29239-4
9786613292391 90-04-21431-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary material / Knut A. Jacobsen -- Yoga Powers and Religious Traditions / Knut A. Jacobsen -- Yoga powers in the Mahābhārata / Angelika Malinar -- How Big Can Yogis Get? How Much Can Yogis See? / David Gordon White -- The Cultivation of Yogic Powers in the Pāli Path Manuals of Theravāda Buddhism / Bradley S. Clough -- The Wondrous Display of Superhuman Power in the Vimalakīrtinirdeśa: Miracle or Marvel? / David V. Fiordalis -- On the Appearance of Siddhis in Chinese Buddhist Texts / Ryan Richard Overbey -- Supernatural Powers and Their Attainment in Jainism / Kristi L. Wiley -- Power and Meaning in the Yogasūtra of Patañjali / Stuart Ray Sarbacker -- Siddhis in the Yogasūtra / Christopher Key Chapple -- Holding On and Letting Go: The In and Out of Powers in Classical Yoga / Lloyd W. Pflueger -- Powers and Identities: Yoga Powers and the Tantric Śaiva Traditions / Somadeva Vasudeva -- Liberation and Immortality: Bhuśuṇḍa’s Yoga of Prāṇa in the Yogavāsiṣṭha / Sthaneshwar Timalsina -- Siddhi and Mahāsiddhi in Early Haṭhayoga / James Mallinson -- My Miracle Trumps Your Magic: Encounters with Yogīs in Sufi and Bhakti Hagiographical Literature / Patton Burchett -- Sāī Bābā of Śirḍī and Yoga Powers / Antonio Rigopoulos -- Yogic Powers and the Rāmānanda Sampradāy / Ramdas Lamb -- Yoga Powers in a Contemporary Sāṃkhya -Yoga Tradition / Knut A. Jacobsen -- Th e Evolving Siddhis: Yoga and Tantra in the Human Potential Movement and Beyond / Jeffrey J. Kripal -- Contributors / Knut A. Jacobsen -- Index / Knut A. Jacobsen. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Extraordinary capacities attained through meditation and concentration |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457739203321 |
| Leiden [The Netherlands] ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Yoga powers [[electronic resource] ] : extraordinary capacities attained through meditation and concentration / / edited by Knut A. Jacobsen
| Yoga powers [[electronic resource] ] : extraordinary capacities attained through meditation and concentration / / edited by Knut A. Jacobsen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden [The Netherlands] ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (532 p.) |
| Disciplina | 294.5/436 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | JacobsenKnut A. <1956-> |
| Collana | Brill's Indological library |
| Soggetto topico | Yoga |
| ISBN |
1-283-29239-4
9786613292391 90-04-21431-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary material / Knut A. Jacobsen -- Yoga Powers and Religious Traditions / Knut A. Jacobsen -- Yoga powers in the Mahābhārata / Angelika Malinar -- How Big Can Yogis Get? How Much Can Yogis See? / David Gordon White -- The Cultivation of Yogic Powers in the Pāli Path Manuals of Theravāda Buddhism / Bradley S. Clough -- The Wondrous Display of Superhuman Power in the Vimalakīrtinirdeśa: Miracle or Marvel? / David V. Fiordalis -- On the Appearance of Siddhis in Chinese Buddhist Texts / Ryan Richard Overbey -- Supernatural Powers and Their Attainment in Jainism / Kristi L. Wiley -- Power and Meaning in the Yogasūtra of Patañjali / Stuart Ray Sarbacker -- Siddhis in the Yogasūtra / Christopher Key Chapple -- Holding On and Letting Go: The In and Out of Powers in Classical Yoga / Lloyd W. Pflueger -- Powers and Identities: Yoga Powers and the Tantric Śaiva Traditions / Somadeva Vasudeva -- Liberation and Immortality: Bhuśuṇḍa’s Yoga of Prāṇa in the Yogavāsiṣṭha / Sthaneshwar Timalsina -- Siddhi and Mahāsiddhi in Early Haṭhayoga / James Mallinson -- My Miracle Trumps Your Magic: Encounters with Yogīs in Sufi and Bhakti Hagiographical Literature / Patton Burchett -- Sāī Bābā of Śirḍī and Yoga Powers / Antonio Rigopoulos -- Yogic Powers and the Rāmānanda Sampradāy / Ramdas Lamb -- Yoga Powers in a Contemporary Sāṃkhya -Yoga Tradition / Knut A. Jacobsen -- Th e Evolving Siddhis: Yoga and Tantra in the Human Potential Movement and Beyond / Jeffrey J. Kripal -- Contributors / Knut A. Jacobsen -- Index / Knut A. Jacobsen. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Extraordinary capacities attained through meditation and concentration |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781625003321 |
| Leiden [The Netherlands] ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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