Asian Religion Books

New and Published Books

1. Symbols in Art and Religion

   The Indian and the Comparative Perspectives

   By Karel Werner

   A thorough survey of great interest and value to scholars in this field....

   Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge
2. Islamic Revival in Nepal

   Religion and a New Nation

   By Megan Adamson Sijapati

   Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series

   This book draws on extensive fieldwork among Muslims in Nepal to examine the local and global factors that shape contemporary Muslim identity and the emerging Islamic revival movement based in the Kathmandu valley. Nepal's Muslims are active participants in the larger global movement of Sunni...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
3. Religion and the Subtle Body in Asia and the West

   Between Mind and Body

   Edited by Geoffrey Samuel, Jay Johnston

   Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy

   Subtle-body practices are found particularly in Indian, Indo-Tibetan and East Asian societies, but have become increasingly familiar in Western societies, especially through the various healing and yogic techniques and exercises associated with them. This book explores subtle-body practices from a...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
4. Women, Religion and Culture in Iran

   By Sarah Ansari, Vanessa Martin

   Series: Royal Asiatic Society Books

   Investigates how women, religion and culture have interacted in the context of 19th and 20th century Iran, covering topics as seemingly diverse as the social and cultural history of Persian cuisine, the work and attitudes of 19th century Christian missionaries, the impact of growing female literacy...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
5. Interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and Images of the Hindu Tradition

   The Song of the Lord

   By Catherine A. Robinson

   The Bhagavad-Gita is probably the most popular - and certainly the most frequently quoted and widely studied - work of the Hindu scriptures. This book investigates the relationship between the various interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and the Hindu tradition. Taking into account a range of...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
6. Classical Vaisesika in Indian Philosophy

   On Knowing and What is to Be Known

   By ShashiPrabha Kumar

   Series: Routledge Hindu Studies Series

   Vaisesika is one of the six systems of Hindu philosophy. It represents a pluralistic realism and is usually held to be an atomistic, metaphysical theory. This book explores the basic tenets of the Vaisesika classical school of Indian philosophy from a new perspective. It argues that it reveals an...

   Published March 18th 2013 by Routledge
7. Religion in Contemporary China

   Revitalization and Innovation

   Edited by Adam Yuet Chau

   Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

   Before the modernist transformations of the twentieth century, China had one of the richest and most diverse religious cultures in the world. The radical anti-traditionalist policies of both the Republican and Communist regimes as well as other socio-historical factors posed formidable challenges...

   Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
8. Islam, Culture and Women in Asia

   Complex Terrains

   Edited by Firdous Azim

   An examination of the place of religion, especially Islam, in political and cultural life took on a special urgency after the events of 9/11. The essays in this volume concentrate on the way that Islam impacts on the everyday lives of people who reside in societies where Islam plays a large part....

   Published March 5th 2013 by Routledge
9. Japanese Religions and Globalization

   By Ugo Dessì

   Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy

   This book analyzes the variety of ways through which Japanese religions (Buddhism, Shinto, and new religious movements) contribute to the dynamics of accelerated globalization in recent decades. It looks at how Japanese religions provide material to cultural global flows, thus acting as carriers of...

   Published February 25th 2013 by Routledge
10. An Introduction to Tantric Philosophy

    The Paramarthasara of Abhinavagupta with the Commentary of Yogaraja

    By Lyne Bansat-Boudon, Kamalesha Datta Tripathi

    Series: Routledge Studies in Tantric Traditions

    The Parama¯rthasa¯ra, or ‘Essence of Ultimate Reality’, is a work of the Kashmirian polymath Abhinavagupta (tenth–eleventh centuries). It is a brief treatise in which the author outlines the doctrine of which he is a notable exponent, namely nondualistic S´aivism, which he designates in his works...

    Published February 14th 2013 by Routledge