Hinduism and Tribal Religions, 2 Teile

William.- Jiva Gosvamin.- Jivanmukti.- Kaaval Katavul (Guarding Deities).- Kaavu in Kerala (Sacred Groves in Kerala).- Kabir.- Kali.- Kane, P.V.- Kaurava.- Kasmir Saivism.- Kirtan in North America.- Krishnamurti, Jiddu.- Kriya Yoga.- Kumbha Mela.- Kunti.- Li¿gayata.- Loka.- Lokayata.- Lal Ded.- Lila.- Madhusudhana Sarasvati.- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.- Maha-vakya.- Mahabalipuram (Mammalapuram).- Mahabharata.- Mantra.- Manuscripts (Hinduism).- Mathematics.- Matrilineality (Hinduism).- Mäimekalai.- Mäipraväa.- Meaning (Hinduism).- Medicine (Hinduism).- Meditation ¿¿(Hinduism).- Megasthenes.- Menstruation: Pollutant to Potent.- Naiker, E.V. Ramaswami ("Periyar").- Nambudiri.- Nammävar.- Naraka.- Nathdwara.- Nationalism (Hinduism).- Navagraha.- Navaratri.- Näaraja.- Neo Vedanta.- Nimbarka.- Nirukta.- Nivedita, Sister.- Niv¿tti.- Niyoga.- Numbers.- Nyaya (and Navya-Nyaya).- Old Age.- Omniscience (Hinduism).- Pallava Dynasty.- Periya Puräam.- Pilgrimage - Hinduism.- Pökal (Pongal).- Prahlada.- Prak¿ti.- Pramäa.- Prapatti.- Prarthana Samaj.- Pratyabhijña.- Prayaschitta.- Proverb (Hinduism).- Psychological Method.- Reason (Hinduism).- Rebirth ¿(Hinduism).- Relativity ¿(Hinduism).- Religious Tourism.- Rishikesh (H¿¿ikesa).- Sahaja.- Saints, Overview.- Samadhi.- Sanskrit (Säsk¿t).- Sanskrit literature in Maharashtra folk art Keertan.- Sanskritization (Hinduism).- Sat.- Sati (Suttee).- Satyabhama.- Savarkar, Vinayak Damodhar ("Veer").- Sänyasa.- Science.- Scripture ¿(Hinduism).- Shamanism.

Union Seminary Quarterly Review, and the Journal of Visual Anthropology. He also contributes to the Huffington Post, Washington Post's forum On Faith, Times of India's Speaking Tree, and Patheos. His research has been supported by the ref="http://wFulbright Fellowship, Charn Uswachoke International Development Fund, and Wenner-Gren Grant. His teaching interests include Religion and Ecology, Indian films, and Religions and Cultures of South Asia and South Asian Diaspora in North America. Before joining UNT, he taught at North Carolina State University, Rutgers, Kean, and New Jersey City University. Interested in connecting ancient practices with contemporary issues, he is exploring the connections between religious traditions and sustainability in Hindu and Jain communities in India and the Indian diaspora. He serves or has served as a research affiliate with Harvard University's Pluralism Project, as a board member for DANAM, as scholar-in-residence with GreenFaith, as the India representative for the International Society for Environmental Ethics, and as an advisor for the Hindu American Seva Communities, an NGO working with the White House Office for the faith-based initiatives. He has presented his research at the University of Pittsburgh, Columbia University, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, University of South Florida, Portland State University, Florida International University, University of Toledo, Texas Christian University, High Point University, Lancaster University (UK), IIT Bombay (India), JNU (India), Andhra University (India), University of Rajasthan (India), MLS University (India), India International Center (India), Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (India), and several conferences, high schools, radio and TV stations, temples, churches, Yoga centers, and other community centers. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and an M.A. from Columbia University (both in Religious Studies). In his "previous life" he had also earned a B.S. in Computer Science from India and had worked as a software engineer in India and in New Jersey. Dr. Jain is an active member of several academic and community organizations, is fluent in several Indian languages, and has published poems in Hindi. He was born in Rajasthan and had also lived in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Karnatak (in India) and in New Jersey, Iowa, North Carolina, and Texas (in the USA).



>¿ta - The Cosmic Order, Proceedings of an International Seminar (editor); Yantra: The Tantric Symbol of Cosmic Unity, London 1989, The Tantric Way - Art, Science & Ritual (co-author) of which the last two have been translated into German, French, Italian, Korean and Dutch. She has written extensively on the theme of gender and religion and has been part of the South East Asian Network of Women's Scholars on Gender and Religion sponsored by Henreich Boll Foundation. She is the Founding Member and Chairperson of Tantra Foundation, New Delhi.