Hindu Primary Sources: A Sectarian Reader
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Bringing together texts from a variety of sectarian traditions, this reader provides the broadest selection of primary source Hindu literature available to date. The volume is divided into two major parts. The first section presents selections that explore major themes in classical Sanskrit traditions, including those in the Vedic, Upanis adic, and Dharma literatures, as well as the classical philosophical-religious schools. The second part includes selections that highlight the sectarian and devotional movements related to major deities such as Vishnu, Shiva, Krishna, Sant, Tantra, and the goddess figures. In addition to a general introductory chapter on Indian literature, each major section is introduced by an essay that places the selections within the context of Hindu history. This comprehensive reader stands on its own as an indispensable anthology of original textual sources for courses in Hinduism, while also serving as a companion volume to the text The Many Colors of Hinduism: A Thematic-Historical Introduction.
Preface and Acknowledgments ixIntroduction to Indian Religious Literature 1Classical Sanskrit Traditions 5The Vedic Literature 7Upanisadic Literature 28Dharma Literature 49Classical Philosophical-Religious Schools 73Devotional and Sectarian Traditions 149Vaisnava Tradition 151Krishna Devotionalism 224Rama Devotionalism and Sant Tradition 341Saiva Devotionalism 407Goddess Devotion and Tantra 503Notes 571Index 573
