Author: Ellen Goldberg
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791488853
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
The designation "Lord Who Is Half Woman" refers to the androgynous Hindu god Ardhanarisvara (also known as Siva-Sakti). While iconographical aspects of this significant image have been addressed, the complex theological, philosophical, and social implications inherent in a dual gendered deity have not. This book provides the first extensive study of the influence of Ardhanarisvara, exploring four distinct areas of Indian culture, namely iconography, hatha yoga, devotional poetry (bhakti), and mythology. Ellen Goldberg also offers a feminist analysis of the ways in which "male" and "female" have been constructed in this image and the various representations pertaining to the broader gender implications of an androgynous deity.
The Lord Who Is Half Woman
Author: Ellen Goldberg
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791488853
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
The designation "Lord Who Is Half Woman" refers to the androgynous Hindu god Ardhanarisvara (also known as Siva-Sakti). While iconographical aspects of this significant image have been addressed, the complex theological, philosophical, and social implications inherent in a dual gendered deity have not. This book provides the first extensive study of the influence of Ardhanarisvara, exploring four distinct areas of Indian culture, namely iconography, hatha yoga, devotional poetry (bhakti), and mythology. Ellen Goldberg also offers a feminist analysis of the ways in which "male" and "female" have been constructed in this image and the various representations pertaining to the broader gender implications of an androgynous deity.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791488853
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
The designation "Lord Who Is Half Woman" refers to the androgynous Hindu god Ardhanarisvara (also known as Siva-Sakti). While iconographical aspects of this significant image have been addressed, the complex theological, philosophical, and social implications inherent in a dual gendered deity have not. This book provides the first extensive study of the influence of Ardhanarisvara, exploring four distinct areas of Indian culture, namely iconography, hatha yoga, devotional poetry (bhakti), and mythology. Ellen Goldberg also offers a feminist analysis of the ways in which "male" and "female" have been constructed in this image and the various representations pertaining to the broader gender implications of an androgynous deity.
I Choose Brave
Author: Katie Westenberg
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493424939
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
What if fear is the new brave? That's the question that you need answered if you are living afraid. Finding courage begins with fear itself--fear of the Lord. I Choose Brave reveals a countercultural plan to help you where you are--knee-deep in fears of parenting, the future, your marriage, and a world that feels unstable. When you're feeling fearful, the last thing you need is a social-media meme telling you to simply "power through" your fears. In I Choose Brave, Katie Westenberg digs deep into Scripture and shows that finding the courage to overcome our fears must start with fear of the Lord. Hundreds of passages speak to this foundational truth, yet we have somehow relegated them to antiquity. In sharing her own compelling story of facing her worst fear, Katie serves up theological truth with relatable application. In this book, you will · discover a fresh take on an old truth that displaces fear once and for all · understand why the culture's idea of "fearlessness" is a farce · access the holy courage you were made for With this new knowledge comes tremendous freedom. Hidden in the cleft of the Rock, the One truly worthy of our fear, you will begin to understand the only path to real courage.
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493424939
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
What if fear is the new brave? That's the question that you need answered if you are living afraid. Finding courage begins with fear itself--fear of the Lord. I Choose Brave reveals a countercultural plan to help you where you are--knee-deep in fears of parenting, the future, your marriage, and a world that feels unstable. When you're feeling fearful, the last thing you need is a social-media meme telling you to simply "power through" your fears. In I Choose Brave, Katie Westenberg digs deep into Scripture and shows that finding the courage to overcome our fears must start with fear of the Lord. Hundreds of passages speak to this foundational truth, yet we have somehow relegated them to antiquity. In sharing her own compelling story of facing her worst fear, Katie serves up theological truth with relatable application. In this book, you will · discover a fresh take on an old truth that displaces fear once and for all · understand why the culture's idea of "fearlessness" is a farce · access the holy courage you were made for With this new knowledge comes tremendous freedom. Hidden in the cleft of the Rock, the One truly worthy of our fear, you will begin to understand the only path to real courage.
The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Philosophy and Gender
Author: Veena R. Howard
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1474269591
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
'How do gender constructions transform religious experiences?' 'What is the role of bodily materiality in ethics and epistemology?' 'How does rethinking gender and sexuality force us to reconceptualise settled ontological frameworks?' This collection provides the first research resource to Indian philosophical gender issues, exploring a variety of texts and traditions from Indian philosophy where the treatment of gender is dynamic and diverse. Organised around three central themes - the gender dynamics of enlightenment in the Hindu and Buddhist traditions; the simple binary opposition of genders in Indian traditions; the ways in which symbolic representations of gender differ from social realities in Hindu and Buddhist practice – a team of respected scholars discuss feminist readings, examinations of femininity and masculinity, as well as queer and trans identities, representations, and theories. Beginning with the Vedic tradition and ending with sections on Sri Ramakrishna and Gandhi, this wide-ranging handbook encourages fresh inquiry into classic philosophical questions. Offering critical analyses relevant to literary, cultural and religious studies, The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Philosophy and Gender opens up new ways of understanding gender and South Asian philosophy.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1474269591
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
'How do gender constructions transform religious experiences?' 'What is the role of bodily materiality in ethics and epistemology?' 'How does rethinking gender and sexuality force us to reconceptualise settled ontological frameworks?' This collection provides the first research resource to Indian philosophical gender issues, exploring a variety of texts and traditions from Indian philosophy where the treatment of gender is dynamic and diverse. Organised around three central themes - the gender dynamics of enlightenment in the Hindu and Buddhist traditions; the simple binary opposition of genders in Indian traditions; the ways in which symbolic representations of gender differ from social realities in Hindu and Buddhist practice – a team of respected scholars discuss feminist readings, examinations of femininity and masculinity, as well as queer and trans identities, representations, and theories. Beginning with the Vedic tradition and ending with sections on Sri Ramakrishna and Gandhi, this wide-ranging handbook encourages fresh inquiry into classic philosophical questions. Offering critical analyses relevant to literary, cultural and religious studies, The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Philosophy and Gender opens up new ways of understanding gender and South Asian philosophy.
Evolution of the human life-wave on earth
Author: Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
Publisher: Philaletheians UK
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A distinctive feature of Philaletheians’ compilations is that headings (and side captions, when available) function as subtitles: when read sequentially, they impart the salient points of the entire compilation. The value of this feature becomes apparent in long and complex analyses, where Contents double as Train of Thoughts. In this book, pages 2-18 provide an outline of the main points, the syllogism of propositions, and further elaborations.
Publisher: Philaletheians UK
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A distinctive feature of Philaletheians’ compilations is that headings (and side captions, when available) function as subtitles: when read sequentially, they impart the salient points of the entire compilation. The value of this feature becomes apparent in long and complex analyses, where Contents double as Train of Thoughts. In this book, pages 2-18 provide an outline of the main points, the syllogism of propositions, and further elaborations.
How To Do Yoga
Author: Yogi Anand Ji
Publisher: Yogi Anand Ji
ISBN: 9355266642
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
One of the classical book on yogic philosophy with practical wisdom on day to day practice of yoga. Author, Yogi shri Anandji has provided finer details of meditative visions and experiences which works as a guiding light for spiritual seekers of all genre. Instead of bookish knowledge author has kindly provided his direct experiences for the benefit of society. A must read practical manual for spiritual seekers!
Publisher: Yogi Anand Ji
ISBN: 9355266642
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
One of the classical book on yogic philosophy with practical wisdom on day to day practice of yoga. Author, Yogi shri Anandji has provided finer details of meditative visions and experiences which works as a guiding light for spiritual seekers of all genre. Instead of bookish knowledge author has kindly provided his direct experiences for the benefit of society. A must read practical manual for spiritual seekers!
Her Voice, Her Faith
Author: Katherine Young
Publisher: Westview Press
ISBN: 0813342570
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Key religious women speak frankly about their faith and it's history with women.
Publisher: Westview Press
ISBN: 0813342570
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Key religious women speak frankly about their faith and it's history with women.
The God of Small Things
Author: Arundhati Roy
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 030737467X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
The beloved debut novel about an affluent Indian family forever changed by one fateful day in 1969, from the author of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNER Compared favorably to the works of Faulkner and Dickens, Arundhati Roy’s modern classic is equal parts powerful family saga, forbidden love story, and piercing political drama. The seven-year-old twins Estha and Rahel see their world shaken irrevocably by the arrival of their beautiful young cousin, Sophie. It is an event that will lead to an illicit liaison and tragedies accidental and intentional, exposing “big things [that] lurk unsaid” in a country drifting dangerously toward unrest. Lush, lyrical, and unnerving, The God of Small Things is an award-winning landmark that started for its author an esteemed career of fiction and political commentary that continues unabated.
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 030737467X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
The beloved debut novel about an affluent Indian family forever changed by one fateful day in 1969, from the author of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNER Compared favorably to the works of Faulkner and Dickens, Arundhati Roy’s modern classic is equal parts powerful family saga, forbidden love story, and piercing political drama. The seven-year-old twins Estha and Rahel see their world shaken irrevocably by the arrival of their beautiful young cousin, Sophie. It is an event that will lead to an illicit liaison and tragedies accidental and intentional, exposing “big things [that] lurk unsaid” in a country drifting dangerously toward unrest. Lush, lyrical, and unnerving, The God of Small Things is an award-winning landmark that started for its author an esteemed career of fiction and political commentary that continues unabated.
Inner Engineering
Author: Sadhguru
Publisher: Harmony
ISBN: 0812997794
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Thought leader, visionary, philanthropist, mystic, and yogi Sadhguru presents Western readers with a time-tested path to achieving absolute well-being: the classical science of yoga. “A loving invitation to live our best lives and a profound reassurance of why and how we can.”—Sir Ken Robinson, author of The Element, Finding Your Element, and Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SPIRITUALITY & HEALTH The practice of hatha yoga, as we commonly know it, is but one of eight branches of the body of knowledge that is yoga. In fact, yoga is a sophisticated system of self-empowerment that is capable of harnessing and activating inner energies in such a way that your body and mind function at their optimal capacity. It is a means to create inner situations exactly the way you want them, turning you into the architect of your own joy. A yogi lives life in this expansive state, and in this transformative book Sadhguru tells the story of his own awakening, from a boy with an unusual affinity for the natural world to a young daredevil who crossed the Indian continent on his motorcycle. He relates the moment of his enlightenment on a mountaintop in southern India, where time stood still and he emerged radically changed. Today, as the founder of Isha, an organization devoted to humanitarian causes, he lights the path for millions. The term guru, he notes, means “dispeller of darkness, someone who opens the door for you. . . . As a guru, I have no doctrine to teach, no philosophy to impart, no belief to propagate. And that is because the only solution for all the ills that plague humanity is self-transformation. Self-transformation means that nothing of the old remains. It is a dimensional shift in the way you perceive and experience life.” The wisdom distilled in this accessible, profound, and engaging book offers readers time-tested tools that are fresh, alive, and radiantly new. Inner Engineering presents a revolutionary way of thinking about our agency and our humanity and the opportunity to achieve nothing less than a life of joy.
Publisher: Harmony
ISBN: 0812997794
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Thought leader, visionary, philanthropist, mystic, and yogi Sadhguru presents Western readers with a time-tested path to achieving absolute well-being: the classical science of yoga. “A loving invitation to live our best lives and a profound reassurance of why and how we can.”—Sir Ken Robinson, author of The Element, Finding Your Element, and Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SPIRITUALITY & HEALTH The practice of hatha yoga, as we commonly know it, is but one of eight branches of the body of knowledge that is yoga. In fact, yoga is a sophisticated system of self-empowerment that is capable of harnessing and activating inner energies in such a way that your body and mind function at their optimal capacity. It is a means to create inner situations exactly the way you want them, turning you into the architect of your own joy. A yogi lives life in this expansive state, and in this transformative book Sadhguru tells the story of his own awakening, from a boy with an unusual affinity for the natural world to a young daredevil who crossed the Indian continent on his motorcycle. He relates the moment of his enlightenment on a mountaintop in southern India, where time stood still and he emerged radically changed. Today, as the founder of Isha, an organization devoted to humanitarian causes, he lights the path for millions. The term guru, he notes, means “dispeller of darkness, someone who opens the door for you. . . . As a guru, I have no doctrine to teach, no philosophy to impart, no belief to propagate. And that is because the only solution for all the ills that plague humanity is self-transformation. Self-transformation means that nothing of the old remains. It is a dimensional shift in the way you perceive and experience life.” The wisdom distilled in this accessible, profound, and engaging book offers readers time-tested tools that are fresh, alive, and radiantly new. Inner Engineering presents a revolutionary way of thinking about our agency and our humanity and the opportunity to achieve nothing less than a life of joy.
The 20 Hardest Questions Every Mom Faces
Author: Dannah Gresh
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736962840
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
You Don't Have to Enlist in the Mommy Wars Motherhood is filled with uncertainty and soul-breaking questions. And there is not one "right" answer despite what the mommy wars tell your heart. You need a coach, someone to come alongside you. Barbara Rainey, cofounder of FamilyLife, says, "Dannah helps you find your own soul-healing answers" to some of the toughest questions out there. Am I messing up my kids? How do I keep my kids from walking away from the faith? Should I work or stay at home? Homeschool, public school, or private school? Is my child ready to make a decision to follow Christ? In her warm and personal writing style, Dannah Gresh offers biblically based wisdom and encouragement, walking with you as you think through 20 of the most difficult questions confronting moms. Discover how to replace your anxiety and frustration with calm assurance that when you pour out your soul to God, He will show you the right path for you and your children.
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736962840
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
You Don't Have to Enlist in the Mommy Wars Motherhood is filled with uncertainty and soul-breaking questions. And there is not one "right" answer despite what the mommy wars tell your heart. You need a coach, someone to come alongside you. Barbara Rainey, cofounder of FamilyLife, says, "Dannah helps you find your own soul-healing answers" to some of the toughest questions out there. Am I messing up my kids? How do I keep my kids from walking away from the faith? Should I work or stay at home? Homeschool, public school, or private school? Is my child ready to make a decision to follow Christ? In her warm and personal writing style, Dannah Gresh offers biblically based wisdom and encouragement, walking with you as you think through 20 of the most difficult questions confronting moms. Discover how to replace your anxiety and frustration with calm assurance that when you pour out your soul to God, He will show you the right path for you and your children.
We Live and Cohabitate with Spirit Beings
Author: Donald Evans
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1639037276
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
We cohabitate with another race of beings, a people which the world won’t acknowledge. These are demons which are invisible spirit beings not made of flesh and blood which the movie industry portrays as monsters. These spirit persons or demons are the highest intelligent beings far more intelligent than any earthly being with all human characteristics. They were once angelic sons of Jehovah God. They consisted of one-third of the angelic sons. They conspired against their Creator God, along with their leader Lucifer, who was once an angelic son of God, a cherub of high ranking. They all were expelled and casted out of heaven down to earth. They became enemies of God and the human race. They became an invisible race of beings—demons or spirit persons but without bodies! The once angelic sons of God and Lucifer became demons. Lucifer was the first to make himself a demon and then became Satan, the devil, the chief of demons who now walk the earth transitioning as a real human being yet spirit cohabitating with the human race as a real person. The demons, the other beings, are also cohabitating as spirit persons just as you and I are spirit beings with bodies. However, thy are without bodies, not of flesh and blood. Demons are those wicked, evil spirit persons that exist throughout the world as demon spirits! Satan is the only demon who possesses transitional power to transition to a visible spirit person just as you and me, and transition back to spirit. This I’ve witnessed. The other one-third wicked spirit persons do not possess such power; however, demons possess superhuman strength and the highest intelligence of any human being. Yet these spirit persons or demons remain invisible to human eyes on earth. They are here to steal, kill, and destroy human lives by any means. Therefore, the entire world needs to know how to defend itself against a demonic attack, an attack which can’t be seen but feel and see the effect of. Persons by the multitudes are under attack by demonic powers and influences without any knowledge of what’s going on or any knowledge of what they are up against in the spiritual world. Many do not know or recognize whether it’s mentally or physically. Either one is as serious as the other. Also, multitudes aren’t aware of a spirit world! The world, the entire world, needs to know, to be educated of demonology. Children of God, the world, it can’t be stressed strong enough, the entire world, it’s imperative to be spiritually educated of demonology. It is essential and imperative that all humans are made aware that they live and cohabitate amongst evil, wicked spirit persons, the invisible enemies that are here to hurt or harm all of mankind. Age and gender are no exceptions!
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1639037276
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
We cohabitate with another race of beings, a people which the world won’t acknowledge. These are demons which are invisible spirit beings not made of flesh and blood which the movie industry portrays as monsters. These spirit persons or demons are the highest intelligent beings far more intelligent than any earthly being with all human characteristics. They were once angelic sons of Jehovah God. They consisted of one-third of the angelic sons. They conspired against their Creator God, along with their leader Lucifer, who was once an angelic son of God, a cherub of high ranking. They all were expelled and casted out of heaven down to earth. They became enemies of God and the human race. They became an invisible race of beings—demons or spirit persons but without bodies! The once angelic sons of God and Lucifer became demons. Lucifer was the first to make himself a demon and then became Satan, the devil, the chief of demons who now walk the earth transitioning as a real human being yet spirit cohabitating with the human race as a real person. The demons, the other beings, are also cohabitating as spirit persons just as you and I are spirit beings with bodies. However, thy are without bodies, not of flesh and blood. Demons are those wicked, evil spirit persons that exist throughout the world as demon spirits! Satan is the only demon who possesses transitional power to transition to a visible spirit person just as you and me, and transition back to spirit. This I’ve witnessed. The other one-third wicked spirit persons do not possess such power; however, demons possess superhuman strength and the highest intelligence of any human being. Yet these spirit persons or demons remain invisible to human eyes on earth. They are here to steal, kill, and destroy human lives by any means. Therefore, the entire world needs to know how to defend itself against a demonic attack, an attack which can’t be seen but feel and see the effect of. Persons by the multitudes are under attack by demonic powers and influences without any knowledge of what’s going on or any knowledge of what they are up against in the spiritual world. Many do not know or recognize whether it’s mentally or physically. Either one is as serious as the other. Also, multitudes aren’t aware of a spirit world! The world, the entire world, needs to know, to be educated of demonology. Children of God, the world, it can’t be stressed strong enough, the entire world, it’s imperative to be spiritually educated of demonology. It is essential and imperative that all humans are made aware that they live and cohabitate amongst evil, wicked spirit persons, the invisible enemies that are here to hurt or harm all of mankind. Age and gender are no exceptions!