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Hinduism and popular culture

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The Religions Book by Shulabit Ambalu
Call Number: NF 200 REL
ISBN: 9781409324911
Publication Date: 2013
his clearly explains the key concepts behind the earliest religious beliefs right up to the world's newest faiths, getting to the heart of what it means to believe. Principles of the five main world religions - Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Hindu festivals through the year by Anita Ganeri
Call Number: 294.5 GAN
ISBN: 9780749644468
Publication Date: 2003
From Pongal to Divali, Hindu Festivals through the year tells the story behind each festival , and describes how it is celebrated around the world today.
The Camphor Flame by C. J. Fuller
Call Number: 294.5 FUL
ISBN: 0691020841
Publication Date: 1992
Popular Hinduism is shaped, above all, by worship of a multitude of powerful divine beings--a superabundance indicated by the proverbial total of 330 million gods and goddesses. The fluid relationship between these beings and humans is a central theme of this rich and accessible study of popular Hinduism in the context of the society of contemporary India.
The Hindu experience by Liz Aylett
Call Number: 294.5 AYL
ISBN: 0340747692
Publication Date: 2005
Sita's Ramayana by Samhita Arni; Moyna Chitrakar (Illustrator)
Call Number: F ARN
ISBN: 9781554981458
Publication Date: 201
The Ramayana -- one of the great legends of ancient India -- is presented here in the form of a visually stunning and gripping graphic novel. Told from the perspective of the queen, Sita, it explores ideas of right vs. wrong, compassion, loyalty, trust, honor and the terrible price that war exacts from women, children, animals and the natural world.
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Call Number: F ROY
ISBN: 9780006550686
Publication Date: 1997
Set against a background of political turbulence in Kerala, Southern India, The God of Small Things tells the story of twins Esthappen and Rahel. Amongst the vats of banana jam and heaps of peppercorns in their grandmother's factory, they try to craft a childhood for themselves amidst what constitutes their family - their lonely, lovely mother, their beloved Uncle Chacko (pickle baron, radical Marxist and bottom-pincher) and their avowed enemy Baby Kochamma (ex-nun and incumbent grand-aunt).

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National Library eResources
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Use the single search option to search all of the databases or select a single database, such as JSTOR.
Lib Guide - Eastern Religions
Use the information on Hinduism in the Guide for Background and contextual information.
Rolling Stone: How the Beatles in India changed America
Though their trip to visit Maharishi was short, the Beatles helped bring Eastern religion to the West.
The Conversation - How Americans came to embrace meditation, and with it Hinduism
Hinduism in popular culture - a tale of two Georges
The basic premise of this two-part series is that a variety of Hindu themes have come to permeate Western culture and consciousness over the course of the last fifty years. As many readers may know, Philip Goldberg has chronicled this phenomenon in his groundbreaking work, American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation–How Indian Spirituality Changed the West.
What does Jay Shetty know about love?
Jay Shetty's “8 Rules of Love” is based on ancient Hindu teachings, and, within a week of its publication on Jan. 31, topped the New York Times best-seller list.
The Guardian: How movies embraced Hinduism (without you even noticing.)
From Interstellar to Batman and Star Wars the venerable religion has been the driving philosophy behind many hit movies. Why?
Claims of Yoga as appropriation are counterproductive
Why white people need to stop saying 'namaste'
Bollywood's decline, Hindu nationalism's gain: A trend of fandom exodus Muslim actors are being targeted over their liberal views
The religion and ethics report
India's major film industry Bollywood is not just hugely popular, it's also very influential on politics and culture. With the rise of Hindu nationalism continuing largely unchecked, hardline protesters are now demanding the film industry join the campaign. And that means Indian Muslims are portrayed in ever more negative ways. With Professor Ira Bhaskar.
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