In this Book
- Mythologies and Philosophies of Salvation in the Theistic Traditions of India
- Book
- 2006
- Published by: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
- Series: Editions SR
Based on exhaustive reference to primary source material, this volume explores the relationships between religious mythologies and religious philosophical system within the theistic traditions in India. Not content merely to explore these relationships, the author further examines the relevance of mythology and philosophy in a discussion of salvation—salvation understood in its sociological, eschatological, and philosophical senses. The treatment of myth and philosophy is comprehensive in scope, pulling together a great variety of sources and commentary, and illuminating them for the Western reader.
This study will be of interest both to students of Indian religions and to students of comparative religion interested in creating a context for the discussion of Eastern and Western religions.
Table of Contents
- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-vi
- Table of Contents
- pp. vii-x
- List of Plates
- pp. xi-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. 1-5
- Part One: Salvation in Vedic Religion
- A. Indra as Saviour
- pp. 6-40
- B. Yajña as Means to Salvation
- pp. 41-55
- Part Two: Viṣṇu As Saviour
- D. Vaiṣṇava Soteriology
- pp. 92-121
- Part Three: Śiva As Saviour
- C. Iconography and Worship
- pp. 159-166
- D. Śaiva Soteriology
- pp. 166-191
- Part Four: Devī As Saviour
- C. Cult and Iconography
- pp. 223-228
- D. Śākta Soteriology
- pp. 228-234
- Part Five: Synthesis and Conclusion
- D. Freedom and Salvation; The Perennial Task
- pp. 278-284
- Key to Abbreviations
- pp. 285-286
- Bibliography
- pp. 446-476
- Note on Plates
- pp. 501-502
- SR Supplements
- pp. 551-552
Additional Information
Copyright
1984