This textbook uses modern approaches and tools to teach Sanskrit, introducing readers early on to annotated original passages. It requires no prior knowledge of... Læs mere
I "Livet efter døden. Studier over de ældste indiske begravelsesritualer" gennemgår professor Dines Andersen (1861-1940) indisk... Læs mere
Intended to be a treatise on life itself, this epic poem embraces religion and ethics, polity and government, philosophy and the pursuit of... Læs mere
Originally published: New Delhi: Kali for Women, 1999.
Originally published: New Delhi: Kali for Women, 1999.
Intended for modern students, inside or outside the classroom, this book presents an introductory sketch of Pali using both European and South Asian grammatical categories. It... Læs mere
This text examines how two epics from different cultures, the "Iliad" and the "Ramayana", were evoked by and acted upon by their respective societies. It also examines the role of literary "persuasion" in maintaining harmonious social interaction and in religious mystification.
This study and edition of Bcom Idan ral gri’s (1227–1305) Bstan pa rgyas pa rgyan gyi nyi ’od... Læs mere
Dating to the first half of the first millennium BCE, the Katha Aranyaka is a ritualistic and speculative text that... Læs mere
Heroic K???a depicts a pre-Hindu superhuman hero who became the divinity Krsna. Drawn from the epic Mahabharata, Kevin McGrath’s account of the... Læs mere
A complete course on reading and understanding Sanskrit, designed for absolute beginners, built around authentic religious and historical texts.