New Book: Methods and Theories in the Study of Religions

April 21, 2005

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Methods and Theories in the Study of Religionsvrnparker Dear

FriendWe are pleased to announce the publication of a new book in our new

imprint Black & White* which could be of interest to

you.-------------------------Methods and Theories in the Study of Religions :

Perspectives from the Study of Hinduism and other Indian Religions by Penumala

Pratap Kumar-------------------------The information on the titles is given

below or http://www.sundeepbooks.comLibraries and Institutions can send their

purchase orders via e-mail or airmail and pay in routine after receipt of

books.Browse our comprehensive catalog

http://ww.sundeepbooks.comProposals for new books invited. Contact

editor (AT) sundeepbooks (DOT) comWe look forward to the pleasure of serving you.With

regardsSundeep Singhal, Publisher(Other Imprint: Black & White)SUNDEEP

PRAKASHANPost Box 2647, 6191/1, Block-1, Dev NagarKarol Bagh, New Delhi - 110

005 INDIAPhs- +91-11-25718903, 25734149 Fax- +91-11-51547125E-mail:

info (AT) sundeepbooks (DOT) comWebsite: www.sundeepbooks.com (Largest Specialized

Bookstore for Books on Indology and related

subjects)-------------------------Methods and Theories in the Study of

Religions : Perspectives from the Study of Hinduism and other Indian Religionby

Penumala Pratap KumarYear of Publication : 2005ISBN : 8189320017Edition : 1st

EditionPlace : New DelhiBook Details : xvi; 120p; IndexMore Details : Published

by Black and White (A New Imprint of Sundeep Prakashan)List Price US$ 19 Your

Price US$

18(Free Air Mail Shipping)About the Book :Do the categories such as `God` and

`religion` as used in English and in the Western discourse capture the meaning

and intent in Indian religions in order for them to be used effectively in the

context of Indian religions? The book attempts to interrogate the categories

used in Western discourse in the study of religion. In doing so, the book

outlines a broad overview of the discussions on issues relating to the methods

and theories in the study of religion, with a special focus on the study of

Indian religions. It attempts to introduce students of religion in India to the

academic study of religion as it developed in the West and at the same time

provides an insight into some of the key issues that need clarity in dealing

with Indian religions.About the Author :Pratap Kumar has studied in India for

his undergraduate and postgraduate levels and received his PhD from the

University of California, Santa Barbara,

USA. He is the author of The Goddess Lakshmi: The Divine Consort in South Indian

Vaishnava Tradition (Scholars Press, 1997), Hindus in South Africa (University

of Durban-Westville, 2000) and has, together with Knut Jacobsen, edited the

volume on South Asians in the Diaspora (E.J.Brill, 2004). He is also the Series

Editor for the Numen Book Series of the International Association for the

History of Religions. He is a Professor and Director of the School of Religion

and Theology at the University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. He is currently

the Academic Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, UK.For Contents:

http://www.sundeepbooks.com/servlet/sugetbiblio?bno=005917-------------------------*

Black & White has been launched with the objective of publishing new,

thought-provoking books on a wide range of subjects in the fields of Humanities

and Social Sciences including Indology and related disciplines, Performing Arts,

Ecology and Environment,

Gender Studies and Memoirs. Black & White, as the name suggests, will be devoted

to the publication of objective studies, both academic and non-academic.Equipped

with modern publishing infrastructure and well established network of trade

channels in India and abroad, B&W is committed to creativity and quality. It

will respond to the changing dimensions of reading and writing in the 21st

century.The first bunch of five books from B&W was released in January 2005.

They cover a variety of subjects. Methods and Theories in the Study of

Religions by Pratap Kumar is on Religious Studies while An Essential Guide to

Sanskrit : For Spiritual Seekers by Dennis Waite and Understanding the

Kundalini by Yogi Harinam Baba Prem Tom Beal fall in the domain of Indology.

The Legacy of India edited by G T Garratt, a classic, is a multidisciplinary

study. The publication of A Dictionary of Medicinal Plants by A S Sandhu, A P

Singh reinforces the global realization of the

importance of medicinal plants.The authors of these books also come from a

variety of disciplines. Pratap Kumar is an academic and is, at present, of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, UK. Dennis Waite, a full-time

writer and philosopher, is a member of the Ramana Maharshi Foundation in

London. Yogi Harinam Baba Prem Tom Beal is a classically trained teacher in the

traditional Gurukula system. Garratt was a distinguished British Civil Servant.

Sandhu is a botanist while Singh is a practitioner of Ayurvedic Medicine.

Dear Friend

We are pleased to announce the publication of a new book in our new imprint

Black & White* which could be of interest to you.

-------------------------

Methods and Theories in the Study of Religions : Perspectives from the Study of

Hinduism and other Indian Religions by Penumala Pratap Kumar

-------------------------

The information on the titles is given below or http://www.sundeepbooks.com

Libraries and Institutions can send their purchase orders via e-mail or airmail

and pay in routine after receipt of books.

Browse our comprehensive catalog http://ww.sundeepbooks.com

Proposals for new books invited. Contact editor (AT) sundeepbooks (DOT) com

We look forward to the pleasure of serving you.

With regards

Sundeep Singhal, Publisher(Other Imprint: Black & White)SUNDEEP PRAKASHANPost

Box 2647, 6191/1, Block-1, Dev NagarKarol Bagh, New Delhi - 110 005 INDIAPhs-

+91-11-25718903, 25734149 Fax- +91-11-51547125

E-mail: info (AT) sundeepbooks (DOT) comWebsite: www.sundeepbooks.com (Largest Specialized

Bookstore for Books on Indology and related subjects)

-------------------------

Methods and Theories in the Study of Religions : Perspectives from the Study of

Hinduism and other Indian Religion

by Penumala Pratap Kumar

Year of Publication : 2005

ISBN : 8189320017

Edition : 1st Edition

Place : New Delhi

Book Details : xvi; 120p; Index

More Details : Published by Black and White (A New Imprint of Sundeep Prakashan)

List Price US$ 19 Your Price US$ 18

(Free Air Mail Shipping)

About the Book :Do the categories such as `God` and `religion` as used in

English and in the Western discourse capture the meaning and intent in Indian

religions in order for them to be used effectively in the context of Indian

religions? The book attempts to interrogate the categories used in Western

discourse in the study of religion. In doing so, the book outlines a broad

overview of the discussions on issues relating to the methods and theories in

the study of religion, with a special focus on the study of Indian religions.

It attempts to introduce students of religion in India to the academic study of

religion as it developed in the West and at the same time provides an insight

into some of the key issues that need clarity in dealing with Indian religions.

About the Author :

Pratap Kumar has studied in India for his undergraduate and postgraduate levels

and received his PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. He

is the author of The Goddess Lakshmi: The Divine Consort in South Indian

Vaishnava Tradition (Scholars Press, 1997), Hindus in South Africa (University

of Durban-Westville, 2000) and has, together with Knut Jacobsen, edited the

volume on South Asians in the Diaspora (E.J.Brill, 2004). He is also the Series

Editor for the Numen Book Series of the International Association for the

History of Religions. He is a Professor and Director of the School of Religion

and Theology at the University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. He is currently

the Academic Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, UK.

For Contents: http://www.sundeepbooks.com/servlet/sugetbiblio?bno=005917

-------------------------

* Black & White has been launched with the objective of publishing new,

thought-provoking books on a wide range of subjects in the fields of Humanities

and Social Sciences including Indology and related disciplines, Performing Arts,

Ecology and Environment, Gender Studies and Memoirs. Black & White, as the name

suggests, will be devoted to the publication of objective studies, both

academic and non-academic.

Equipped with modern publishing infrastructure and well established network of

trade channels in India and abroad, B&W is committed to creativity and quality.

It will respond to the changing dimensions of reading and writing in the 21st

century.

The first bunch of five books from B&W was released in January 2005. They cover

a variety of subjects. Methods and Theories in the Study of Religions by

Pratap Kumar is on Religious Studies while An Essential Guide to Sanskrit : For

Spiritual Seekers by Dennis Waite and Understanding the Kundalini by Yogi

Harinam Baba Prem Tom Beal fall in the domain of Indology. The Legacy of India

edited by G T Garratt, a classic, is a multidisciplinary study. The

publication of A Dictionary of Medicinal Plants by A S Sandhu, A P Singh

reinforces the global realization of the importance of medicinal plants.

The authors of these books also come from a variety of disciplines. Pratap Kumar

is an academic and is, at present, Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu

Studies, UK. Dennis Waite, a full-time writer and philosopher, is a member of

the Ramana Maharshi Foundation in London. Yogi Harinam Baba Prem Tom Beal is a

classically trained teacher in the traditional Gurukula system. Garratt was a

distinguished British Civil Servant. Sandhu is a botanist while Singh is a

practitioner of Ayurvedic Medicine.