Sociology of Religion in India

CONTENTS • The Guru as Religious Type,
• The Concept of Sevà
• Religion and ‘Solidariness’, The alleged decline of
Religion in the west,
• The Universalist Thesis
• Cultural Transmission in Indian Civilization,
• Thinking about the Hindu Way of Life, How Misunderstanding Arises, India Not Hyper-Religious,
• Hindu Sects and Food Patterns in North India, Vishnuism, Shaivism, Shaktism and Smartism • Patterns of Religious Observance in Villages of Rajasthan, Satsang and Bhakti-Marg.,
• The Meaning of Hinduism in Rural Malwa
• Herath: A Religious Ritual and its secular aspect
• Memorials, Temples, Gods, and Kings.
• Vedic Mythology: A rethinking. Some dual divinities in the Rgveda
• The Goddess With the Severed Head. A recension of Sadhanamala attributed to the Siddhacarya Virupa
• The Chief Currents of Contemporary Indian Philosophy, Positive attitude towards the world.