“…Perhaps of much interest to scholars and students of leadership, certain unique Asian features such as Buddhism, Confucianism, Ta Mo, Chinese Animal zodiac signs, Hindu Gods, the Samurai, the Spirit of Bushido and Zen are examined in the light of leadership mastery and excellence. …”

“…Rovelli aborda el tiempo y sus enigmas con una combinación única de rigor, capacidad divulgativa y bagaje humanístico que le permite incorporar al texto la mitología hindú, el Mahābhārata y a Guillermo de Ockham, Proust, Rilke..…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Vivekananda and the scientific legitimation of Avaita Vedānta / Inverted orientalism, Vedic science, and the modern world : Bhaktivedanta and the International Society for Krishna Consciousness / Madame Blavatsky's children : modern Hindu encounters with Darwinism / The transcendental meditation organization and its encounter with science / The Sikh scientific ethic : worldly and mystical / The God experiment : Radhasoami's version of science and the rhetoric of guru succession / Judaism and Islam. …”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter XXXIII -- Camilla-Evander-Nisus and Euryalus-Mezentius-TurnusChapter XXXIV -- Pythagoras-Egyptian Deities-Oracles; Chapter XXXV -- Origin of Mythology-Statues of Gods and Goddesses-Poets of Mythology; Chapter XXXVI -- Modern Monsters-The Phoenix-Basilisk-Unicorn-Salamander; Chapter XXXVII -- Eastern Mythology-Zoroaster-Hindu Mythology-Castes-Buddha- Grand Lama; Chapter XXXVIII -- Northern Mythology-Valhalla-The Valkyrior; Chapter XXXIX -- Thor's Visit to Jotunheim; Chapter XL -- The Death of Baldur-The Elves-Runic Letters-Iceland-Teutonic Mythology-Nibelungen Lied…”
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“…Considerada por los más aclamados indianistas una de las mejores introducciones a la espiritualidad hindú, el clásico de Madeleine Biardeau es un texto imprescindible tanto para los estudiosos del fenómeno religioso como para aquellos que deseen iniciarse en las enseñanzas de la India. …”

“…In Mudpacks and Prozac, Murphy Halliburton investigates the very different ways in which Ayurvedic, Western, and religious (Christian, Muslim, and Hindu) healing systems define psychiatric problems and cures. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Historical Background of the Present Research -- 1.2 Statement of the Problem and Justification of the Research Topic -- 1.3 Research Objectives -- 1.4 Literature Review -- 1.4.1 Contributing Factors for Indian Migration -- 1.4.2 The Diversity of the Indian Communities in Zanzibar -- 1.4.3 Indian Education in Zanzibar -- 1.4.4 Indian Economic Status under British Colonial Rule in Zanzibar -- 1.4.5 The Role of Indians in the Political History of Zanzibar -- 1.5 Theoretical Framework -- 1.6 Research Methodology -- 1.6.1 Archival Research -- 1.6.2 The Interview Method -- 1.7 The Structure of the Dissertation -- 2 The Historical Background: Diversity of the Indian Diaspora in Zanzibar -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Indian Communities in Zanzibar -- 2.2.1 The Hindu Communities -- 2.2.2 The Muslim Communities -- 2.2.3 The Christian Community -- 2.3 The Diversity of Indian Migration Narratives in Zanzibar -- 2.3.2 The Muslims' Migration Narratives -- 2.3.3 The Goans' Migration Narratives -- 2.4 Conclusion -- 3 The Development of the Indian Communities in Zanzibar, 1800-1963 -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Push and Pull Factors -- 3.2.1 Physical (Environmental) Conditions -- 3.2.2 Economic Conditions -- 3.2.3 Political Factors -- 3.3 Conclusion -- 4 Indian Education in Zanzibar, 1870-1963 -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Historical Background to the Development of Educational Activities in Zanzibar -- 4.2.1 The Development of Non-Secular Education in Zanzibar -- 4.2.2 History of Secular Education -- 4.3 The Formation of Indian Schools -- 4.3.1 Background for the Establishment of Indian Schools -- 4.3.2 Denominational and Non-Denominational Indian Schools -- 4.4 Teaching Staff at Indian Schools -- 4.5 Conclusion -- 5 The British Economic Legislation and Indian Interests, 1890-1938 -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Economy of Zanzibar and Arab Debt and Bankruptcy, 1890 to 1920s -- 5.3 British Economic Measures in Zanzibar and Indian Interests in the 1930s -- 5.3.1 The Alienation of Land (Restriction Land Evidence) Decree, 1934 -- 5.3.2 The Moneylenders' (Amendment) Decree of 1934 -- 5.3.3 The Clove Legislation -- 5.4 The Aftermath of the Decrees -- 5.4.1 Indian Resistance to the Economic Legislation of 1934 -- 5.4.2 The Zanzibar Clove Strike of 1937-1938 -- 5.4.3 The Clove Boycott of 1937-1938 -- 5.5 The End of the Clove Decree Crisis in Zanzibar in 1938 -- 5.6 Conclusion -- 6 Indians in Zanzibar's Politics, 1940s-1963 -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Background of the Racial Associations in Zanzibar -- 6.3 The Indian Associations -- 6.3.1 The Indian National Association (INA) -- 6.3.2 The Muslim Association (MA) -- 6.3.3 Efforts to Form an Asian Association in Zanzibar -- 6.4 Indians in the Zama za Siasa From the 1950s to 1963 -- 6.4.1 The Winds of Constitutional Change -- 6.4.2 The July 1957 Election and its Aftermath -- 6.4.3 The Constitutional Commission of the Early 1960s -- 6.5 The Elections of 1961 and 1963 -- 6.6 Conclusion -- 7 Conclusion -- 7.1 Suggestions for Further Research -- 7.1.1 Indian Traders in Zanzibar Between the 1940s and 1963 -- 7.1.2 A Holistic Study of the Indians after Independence -- 8 Bibliography -- 8.1 Oral Collections -- 8.2 Archival Materials -- 8.2.1 Zanzibar National Archive (ZNA) Material -- 8.2.2 Newspapers at the Zanzibar National Archive -- 8.2.3 British Public Record Office (PRO) (now the National Archives of the United Kingdom) Materials -- 8.2.4 The United Nations Online Archive (UNOA) Materials -- 8.3 Secondary Sources and Published Primary Sources…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- The nature of the mediation -- Double transformation -- The Japanese and Korean Jesus -- The Japanese Jesus -- The attitude of Japanese Christians towards the state -- The Kakure Christians -- A Jesus for the Japanese -- The pain of God -- Endo's Japanese theology -- In dialogue with Buddhism -- The Korean Jesus -- The Confucian veneration of ancestors -- The shamanistic veneration of ancestors -- Theological implications -- Minjung theology -- Yin and Yang -- Karl Barth and Asian theology -- The Indian Jesus -- Historical encounters -- The Thomas Christians in India -- Hindu voices on Jesus -- The di-unity of Jesus and God -- Examples of reflection on Jesus -- Raimundo Panikkar's cosmotheandrism -- Stanley Samartha's unbound Christ -- Jesus as Avatara and Guru -- Jesus as Avatara -- Jesus as Guru -- The Indonesian Jesus -- The Indonesian religious context -- The political-cultural context -- Tawhid and Jesus divine sonship -- Indonesian images of Jesus -- Two approaches -- The dialogue approach -- The contextual approach -- Contextual theology as interreligious dialogue -- Further Indonesian interpretations of Jesus -- The Agama Jawa -- A Javaanse crucifix -- Yesus Sang Guru -- Jesus as the Javanese prophet -- The African Jesus -- The African religious context -- Missions in Africa -- Characteristics of African theology -- The relationship with the Supreme God -- The new African theology -- The cross and suffering in Africa -- African images of Jesus -- Jesus as ancestor -- Jesus as healer -- Methodical conclusions -- Too western -- Double transformation as liminality -- The nature of the mediation -- Substantial conclusions -- Jesus as Bodhisattva -- Jesus as Avatara -- Jesus as Guru -- Jesus as Prophet -- Jesus as Ancestor -- Jesus as Healer -- Was Jesus already in Asia and Africa before the missionaries came?…”
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“…Jesminder es una chica de dieciocho años que vive con su familia en West London, el barrio más hindú de la ciudad. Sus padres quieren que sea educada y aleccionada para ser la perfecta esposa india, pero ella no tiene tiempo para pensar en esas cosas porque sólo le interesa jugar la fútbol con sus amigos y besar la foto de su ídolo favorito, David Beckham, la estrella del Manchester United. …”

“…Moving north to south from northern Peninsular Malaysia to Timor and west to east from Sumatra to the Moluccas, Bellwood describes human prehistory from initial hominid settlement more than one million years ago to the eve of historical Hindu-Buddhist and Islamic cultures of the region. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Economic Globalization, Cultural Identity and Social Conflict -- The World Economy Since the 1990s -- The Global Media: Concentrating Culture -- References -- Chapter 2: The Origins and Impact of Outsourcing: Reconfiguring the Post-Colonial City -- Introduction -- The Connotations of 'Outsourcing' -- Outsourcing to India -- Outsourcing and the Post-Colonial City -- One: Interactions in the Post-Colonial City -- Two: Labour Relations in the Post-Colonial City -- End Notes -- References -- Chapter 3: Lethal Documents: An Anatomy of the Bhopal Crisis -- End Notes -- References -- Chapter 4: Globalizing Hinduism, Hinduizing India: The Paradoxical Purposes of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad -- The Hindutva 'Heritage' -- Globalizing Hindutva and Non-Resident Indians -- End Note -- References -- Chapter 5: Revisiting the Migration Debate: Congress, Opposition and Reality -- Pre-Partition Inflows -- Population Growth -- 'Assimilation?' …”

“…Readership: All interested in Purana literature, early Saivism and Vaisnavism, Hindu mythology, and the history of Hinduism in general…”

“…The study is diverse with subjects ranging from: *Hindu wives who followed their husbands to the pyre *…”

“…Desde sus orígenes milenarios en la mística hindú hasta su transformación en un fenómeno global del mundo moderno, este libro descubre una de las prácticas espirituales y físicas más antiguas y respetadas de la humanidad. …”

“…Un precioso diamante de color cambiante conocido como la Piedra Lunar es robado de la estatua de un dios hindú por un oficial inglés pese a la maldición que protege la piedra. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Esposas persas y viudas hindues 10. Arlequin salvaje 11. Mercaderes mudos 12. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; LA IMPORTANCIA DEL DIAGNÓSTICO PRECOZ; TRATAMIENTO DE LAS ENFERMEDADES; SALUD Y GRUPOS DE RIESGO; LOS "ESTARES ADOLESCENTES" EN SALUD: REFLEXIONES FINALES; EL DESENLACE DE LA HISTORIA DE ANANDA, LA NIÑA HINDÚ. ESTARES ADOLESCENTES Y ADVERSIDAD; "ESTAR ADOLESCENTE": ¿QUÉ ES ESTAR TRANSITANDO UN ESTADO ADOLESCENTE Y UN ESTADO JOVEN?…”