a ISBN 0-691-04325-6

a ISBN 0-691-043248-

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Classification number BL2001.2

b Item number .R384 1995

a Dewey Classification 294

a Title Religions of India in practice /

c Statement of responsibility, etc Donald S. Lopez, Jr., Editor.

h Medium BOOK

a Place of publication, distribution, etc Princeton, N.J. :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Princeton University Press,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 1995.

a Extent xvi, 655 p. ;

c Dimensions 24 cm.

a Title Princeton readings in religions

a General note Includes bibliographical references and index.

a Formatted contents note Introduction / Richard H. Davis -- 1. Bengali Songs to Kali / Rachel Fell McDermott -- 2. Kabir / Vinay Dharwadker -- 3. Poems of Tukaram / Vinay Dharwadker -- 4. The Litany of Names of Manjusri / Ronald M. Davidson -- 5. Sikh Hymns to the Divine Name / Hew McLeod -- 6. Devotional Hymns from the Sanskrit / Guy Leon Beck -- 7. Tamil Game Songs to Siva / Norman Cutler -- 8. In Praise of Muhammad: Sindhi and Urdu Poems / Ali Asani -- 9. Baul Songs / Carol Salomon -- 10. Tamil Songs to God as Child / Paula Richman -- 11. The Power of Mantra: A Story of the Five Protectors / Todd T. Lewis -- 12. Royal Temple Dedications / Michael D. Rabe -- 13. How to Partake in the Love of Krsna / Neal Delmonico -- 14. Women's Songs for Auspicious Occasions / Lindsey Harlan -- 15. The Ocean of Mercury: An Eleventh-Century Alchemical Text / David Gordon White -- 16. Predicting the Future with Dogs / David Gordon White -- 17. How To Worship at Siva's Temple / D. Dennis Hudson -- 18. The Order for Khalsa Initiation / Hew McLeod -- 19. The Rite of Veneration of Jina Images / John E. Cort -- 20. The Vaisnava Sahajiya Traditions of Medieval Bengal / Glen A. Hayes -- 21. The Goddess Sasthi Protects Children / Tony K. Stewart -- 22. Women's Celebration of Muhammad's Birth / Marcia Hermansen -- 23. The Rescue of Two Drunkards / Tony K. Stewart -- 24. Encountering the Smallpox Goddess: The Auspicious Song of Sitala / Tony K. Stewart -- 25. The Wonders of Sri Mastnath / David Gordon White -- 26. Jain Stories Inspiring Renunciation / Phyllis Granoff -- 27. A Holy Woman of Calcutta / June McDaniel -- 28. Jain Stories of Miraculous Power / Rosalind Lefeber -- 29. Mother Ten's Stories / Ann Grodzins Gold -- 30. The Life of Guru Nanak / Hew McLeod -- 31. The Autobiography of a Female Renouncer / J. E. Llewellyn -- 32. The Prince with Six Fingers / Kirin Narayan -- 33. How a Girl Became a Sacred Plant / Kirin Narayan -- 34. Lives of Sufi Saints / Carl Ernst -- 35. Conversations of Sufi Saints / Carl Ernst -- 36. Teachings of Two Punjabi Sufi Poets / Mustansir Mir -- 37. Ascetic Withdrawal or Social Engagement / Patrick Olivelle -- 38. The Bodhisattva Vajrapani's Subjugation of Siva / Ronald M. Davidson -- 39. India as a Sacred Islamic Land / Carl Ernst -- 40. The Exemplary Devotion of the "Servant of Hari" / Tony K. Stewart -- 41. Satya Pir: Muslim Holy Man and Hindu God / Tony K. Stewart -- 42. Jain Questions and Answers: Who Is God and How Is He Worshiped? / John E. Cort -- 43. Esoteric Knowledge and the Tradition of the Preceptors / Douglas Renfrew Brooks -- 44. The Rebuilding of a Hindu Temple / Richard H. Davis -- 45. The Origin of Linga Worship / Richard H. Davis.

a Personal name Lopez, Donald S.,

d Dates associated with a name 1923-2008.