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1. Parsis in India and the Diaspora

   Edited by John Hinnells, Alan Williams

   Series: Routledge South Asian Religion Series

   The Parsis are India's smallest minority community, yet they have exercised a huge influence on the country. As pioneers in education in nineteenth century India, and as leading figures in banking and commerce, medicine, law and journalism, they were at the forefront of India's industrial...

   Published February 20th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion

   2nd Edition

   Edited by John Hinnells

   Series: Routledge Religion Companions

   The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion is a major resource for courses in Religious Studies. It begins by explaining the most important methodological approaches to religion, including psychology, philosophy, anthropology and comparative study, before moving on to explore a wide variety...

   Published September 3rd 2009 by Routledge
3. Religion and Violence in South Asia

   Theory and Practice

   Edited by John Hinnells, Richard King

   Do religions justify and cause violence or are they more appropriately seen as forces for peace and tolerance? Featuring contributions from international experts in the field, this book explores the debate that has emerged in the context of secular modernity about whether religion is a primary...

   Published November 22nd 2006 by Routledge
4. Sufism in the West

   Edited by Jamal Malik, John Hinnells

   With the increasing Muslim diaspora in post-modern Western societies, Sufism – intellectually as well as sociologically – may eventually become Islam itself due to its versatile potential. Although Sufism has always provoked considerable interest in the West, no volume has so far been written which...

   Published March 7th 2006 by Routledge
5. The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion

   Edited by John Hinnells

   Series: Routledge Religion Companions

   The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion is a major resource for everyone taking courses in religious studies. It begins by explaining the most important methodological approaches to religion - including psychology, philosophy, anthropology and comparative study – before moving on to...

   Published June 22nd 2005 by Routledge