Asceticism, identity, and pedagogy in Dharma traditions
By: edited by Graham M. Schweig ... [et al.].
Contributors: Schweig, Graham M., 1953-; American Academy of Religion. Meeting
Series: Indic heritage series. Contemporary issues in constructive Dharma -- v. 3
Publisher: Deepak Heritage Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Hampton, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9780937194508
Subjects: Hinduism -- Congresses.; Asceticism -- Hinduism -- Congresses.; Hinduism -- Social aspects -- Congresses.; Hinduism -- Study and teaching -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Notes: "Proceedings of sessions at the Third DANAM Conference, held on site at 2005 American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 18-20 November 2005."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: Radical renunciation : the aim and practice of Jain asceticism / Jeffery D. Long; Asceticism in the life of Gandhi / Veena Rani-Howard; Looking in and letting go : viveka and vairāgya in the Vedanta tradition / Pravrajika Vrajaprana; Renunciation in contemporary Buddhist monasticism / Karma Lekshe Tsomo; How the Arya Samaj remained Hindu while challenging orthodoxy / Pandita Indrani; Casteless Hinduism : a view from top and bottom / Ramdas Lamb; Contemporary Hinduism and Swami Vivekananda's Vedanta; Sister Gayatriprana; The gifts of exile : on being a Hindu in a global era / Rita Dasgupta Sherma; On teaching sensitive topics and sensitive students : varna and jati / Deepak Sarma; Introducing "Aryan" into the teaching of Hinduism; Guy L. Beck; Introducing Krishna as the divine lover / Lance E. Nelson; Maya / Adarsh Deepak.