Roots of Wisdom, Branches of Devotion
Thomas Dahnhardt, Fabrizio M Ferrari
Roots of Wisdom, Branches of Devotion is the natural continuation of the two previous edited collections on animals and minerals in South Asian religions. This volume reflects on plant life in South Asian traditions. It explores the way in which various religious traditions, including Hinduism, Jain... Read more
Published: 2016
Pages: 325
eBook: 9781781791196
Fabrizio M. Ferrari is Professor of Indology and South Asian Religions in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Chester. Thomas Dahnhardt is Assistant Professor in Hindi and Urdu Languages and Literatures in the Department of Asian and Mediterranean African Studies at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice.
| Cover | cover | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | v | ||
| Figures | vii | ||
| List of Tables | x | ||
| Introduction | xi | ||
| Section One | 1 | ||
| Chapter 1 | 3 | ||
| Chapter 2 | 29 | ||
| Chapter 3 | 55 | ||
| Section Two | 77 | ||
| Chapter 4 | 79 | ||
| Chapter 5 | 98 | ||
| Chapter 6 | 118 | ||
| Section Three | 143 | ||
| Chapter 7 | 145 | ||
| Chapter 8 | 165 | ||
| Section Four | 191 | ||
| Chapter 9 | 193 | ||
| Chapter 10 | 211 | ||
| Chapter 11 | 241 | ||
| General Index | 270 | ||
| Index of Botanical Species | 279 |