Hinduism is practised by more than 80% of indias population. There has been a great deal of misunderstanding about what the myths, or the stories of the gods, mean in the lives of hindus. Nature, hinduphobia and the return of indian intelligence westland ebooks 2014. Vamsee juluri is a professor of media studies at the university of san francisco and the author of several books including rearming hinduism and the kishkindha chronicles forthcoming. Apr 03, 2015 vamsee juluri raises his arm, with rearming hinduism, published by westland books in india and available also as an ebook. Mishras views are intended to pander to western fears of their inevitable decline as. In honor of hindu heritage month as celebrated in the state of florida, this issue presents readers with a listing of varied titles to inform, engage, and enlighten the spiritual mind. Scholars who study hinduism and india face hostile climate. Through an astute and devastating critique of hinduphobia in todays academia, media and popular culture, vamsee juluri shows us that what the hinduphobic worldview denies virulently is not only the truth and elegance of hindu thought, but the very integrity and sanctity of the natural world itself. Vamsee juluri is a professor of media studies at the university of san francisco and the author of several books including rearming hinduism. Nature hinduphobia and the return of indian intelligence by vamsee juluri.
Hinduism is the hope of the world jay jina ulta din. In addition to irawati karves classic, on the road, about her pilgrimage to pandharpur, there are three essays by karve that appear in english for the first time. He studied at the university of massachusetts amherst and received a phd in 1999. Nature, hinduphobia and the return of indian intelligence westland books, 2014.
Here is possession by gods and ghosts, an actual sermon by an inspired saint in the traditional bhajan style, and an. The book has nothing o do with religious politics in india, or the muchmaligned term hindutva, but these are minority views, likely to be disruptive and. Vamsee juluris book, rearming hinduism, is an intellectual tour. India through its cinema penguin india, 20 and the guru within westland, forthcoming. This book presents multifaceted images of religious experience in the marathispeaking region of india. His new book rearming hinduism seeks to restore to the millenniaold faith its intellectual. Sruti pronounced shroothee are the holy books within hinduism that are considered to be. Vamsee juluri is a professor, media studies at the university of san francisco and the author of rearming hinduism.
First, lets distinguish between two types of hindu literature. Vamsee juluri is a professor of media studies at the university of san francisco. He is the author of three books, the most recent of which is rearming hinduism. Hinduism download books, sacred, spiritual texts and pdf e. Some of the other holy works and books of hinduism. Gita is about 5000 years old, bhagavatam about years, scholars say. Dating back some five thousand years, hinduism is the dominant faith of india and an increasingly powerful spiritual force in the west. Vamsee juluri has beautifully rendered this point in his book rearming hinduism. Some of the other holy works and books of hinduism are stories and epic poems.
Saraswatis intelligence rearming hinduism the mythologist. That outrage and anguish is genuine, and can be felt in the nri community that has. What metallurgy can tell us about our history by anil kumar suri swarajya september 30, 2015 an exploration of metallurgy in india. Books on hinduism in honor of hindu heritage month as celebrated in the state of florida, this issue presents readers with a listing of varied titles to inform, engage, and enlighten the spiritual mind. If you are looking for a single hinduism holy book like the quran or the bible you will be disappointed. Hinduism has been failed by seculars and the rightwing.
Vamsee juluri raises his arm, with rearming hinduism, published by westland books in india and available also as an ebook. Longing and belonging in indian music television peter lang, 2003, the mythologist. India through its cinema penguin india, tells the story of modern india through its popular movies and makes a case for. Vamsee juluri received his phd in communication from the university of massachusetts in 1999.
The puranas are holy books of hinduism that date back to gupta empire in ancient india. For centuries, the hindu had no right of selfdetermination. The first half of the book is just brilliant as the author counters the criticism in several. Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata, and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation, etc. Rearming hinduism is a handbook for intellectual resistance. Nature, hinduphobia and the return of indian intelligence westland. His research interest is in the globalization of media audiences with an emphasis on indian television and cinema, mythology, religion, violence and gandhian philosophy. The most holy of the hindu books is written in sanskrit and is referred to as the vedas. Unplugged anything anywhere thursday, june 25, 2015. Vamsee juluri is a professor of media studies at the university of san francisco where he teaches classes on globalization, indian cinema and mahatma gandhi among other subjects. Apr 22, 2015 hinduism has been failed by seculars and the rightwing. He blogs at the huffington post and is a regular contributor for the indian express.
While we have the main vedas, upanishads, the mahabharata in several translations we also present newer commentaries, anthologies, and entirely new branches of hinduism. The scriptures of the vedas are meant to guide hindu believers in their daily lives. Mar 28, 2016 i agree with all those who said bhagavadgita and bhagavata pura. Hinduism is neither monotheistic nor restricted to one religious scripture. The upanishads are also called as vedantas or the end of the vedas.
It is time to counter hinduphobia of foreign writers. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The essence of it all can be summed up in tat tvam asi thou art that. The real issue is not modi, but a western fear that india, may, after all, start rising on the world stage. Apr 03, 20 the puranas are holy books of hinduism that date back to gupta empire in ancient india. Hinduism holy book important books and writings of hinduism. Hinduism and its culture wars by professor vamsee juluri, novelist, author and professor of media studies at the university of san francisco. Here, i will give only a brief introduction to the holy books of hinduism.
The book has nothing o do with religious politics in india, or the muchmaligned. Nature hinduphobia and the return of indian intelligence by vamsee juluri from. The nay science by vishwa adluri and joydeep bagchee. These are largely people with a jaundiced view of india and hinduism. Nature, hinduphobia and the return of indian intelligence. The epic of gilgamesh from sumer, although only considered by some scholars as a religious text, has origins as early as 2150 bce, and stands as one of the earliest literary works that includes various mythological figures and themes. These texts are glorious tales of the hindu trinity brahma, vishnu and maheshwar shiva. One of the oldest known religious texts is the kesh temple hymn of ancient sumer, a set of inscribed clay tablets which scholars typically date around 2600 bce. The book has nothing o do with religious politics in india, or the muchmaligned term. Jijnasa an initiative under the aegis of centre for educational and social studies cess organizes bangalore launch of prof vamsee krishna juluris rearming hinduism. Hindu representation and the logic of narrative for a complete list of his books visit his author page at amazon here. Hinduphobia vamsee juluri, professor of media studies at the university of san francisco, speaks up for the anonymous hindu who, he says, was silent all those years of colonial rule only to be criticized as an oppressor postindependence. Hinduism download books, sacred, spiritual texts and pdf.
Live encounters professor vamsee julurihinduism and its. The books title is a pun, not a warning, by the way, just in the way a farewell to arms might refer both to the loss of ordnance, as well as to the loss of limbs. In his book rearming hinduism, vamsee juluri expresses outrage at the way hinduism is being projected in the u. His new book rearming hinduism seeks to restore to the millenniaold faith its intellectual heritage by reintroducing hinduism to hindus. Religious texts are texts related to a religious tradition. Nature, hinduphobia and the return of indian intelligence bookauthor introduction function at hyderabad on april 3rd 2015. May 04, 2020 here at the hinduism section of, we aim at presenting the original works that lay the foundations of hinduism. How many holy books are in hinduism and what are their. Apr 05, 2015 jijnasa an initiative under the aegis of centre for educational and social studies cess organizes bangalore launch of prof vamsee krishna juluri s rearming hinduism nature, hinduphobia and the. Nature, hinduphobia and the return of indian intelligence, saraswatis intelligence, and most recently, writing across a cracked world. They differ from literary texts by being a compilation or discussion of beliefs, mythologies, ritual practices, commandments or laws, ethical conduct, spiritual aspirations, and for creating or fostering a religious community. However, the puranas are supposed to be complied by muni vyasa. The relative authority of religious texts develops over time and is derived from the ratification. Other holy scriptures in hinduism are called the upanisads, the smrutis, the puranas, the ramayana and the mahabharata.
Vamsee juluri is a professor of media studies at the university of san francisco and the author, most recently, of the bestselling manifesto rearming hinduism. Hinduism is the worlds third most popular religion, with around 750 million followers. Vamsee juluris book, rearming hinduism, is an intellectual tour deforce. Vedas hymns consider nature as divine manifestation of god and every single thing. Nature, hinduphobia and the return of indian intelligence westland, 2014 billed as an astute and devastating critique of hinduphobia in todays academia, media and popular culture wrote in academe that he wished to broaden the context and explain the current climate of distrust. Vamsee juluri quotes author of rearming hinduism goodreads. I agree with all those who said bhagavadgita and bhagavata pura. Website for vamsee juluris new book rearming hinduism.
Rearming hinduism by vamsee juluri published by westland 2014. The real danger in india right now is that identity politics is being stoked in extremely dangerous ways. Educational and professional books academic texts books humanities. Asking the right questions to awaken our past the hindu. Analysis of the representation of hindus in western news. Now, in hinduism, vasudha narayanan offers an illuminating, compact introduction to this highly complex and. He has written for several publications including times of india, huffington post and the indian express. This little volume to my mind reads as a succinct and balanced manifesto protecting and projecting all that is of value about hindu dharma. But it is an unusually diverse religionone divided by caste, community, language, and regionand is thus quite difficult for outsiders to grasp. In many ways, the book forces you to think about the import of whats implied. Apr 12, 2016 juluri, the author of rearming hinduism. Hinduism does not possess a single holy book like bible in christianity and quran in islamic dharma. He talks about how hinduphobia is the official stance of the professors of hinduism in the western academia and how racists and bigots are in charge of hindu chairs and studies. So, before that time, most important book were vedas.
He has published several papers and essays analyzing recurri. Vamsee juluri, rearming hinduism, westland, 2015 this little volume to my mind reads as a succinct and balanced manifesto protecting and projecting all that is of value about hindu dharma. The vedas and these other works are further divided into two sections. The holy books of hinduism photos pics 232809 boldsky. Dec 30, 2016 vamsee juluri is a professor of media studies at the university of san francisco and the author of several books including rearming hinduism and the kishkindha chronicles forthcoming. A memoir about hanuman, hampi and my father kindle edition by vamsee juluri. The religion of hinduism originated in northern india, near the river indus, about 4000 years ago and is the worlds oldest existing religion. It deserves to be widely read and merits being made required reading for all undergraduates in india and those outside india with an interest in india. That outrage and anguish is genuine, and can be felt in the nri community that has increasingly become more and more vocal, even aggressive.
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