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Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies

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Influence of Kashmir on the Tantric traditions of Orissa

Influence of Kashmir on the Tantric traditions of Orissa

Shivdasani lectureProf. G. C. Tripathi24 Nov 2016The paper shall try to trace the close relationship of the Orissan Tant... Read more

9 Jul 2018

1hr 5mins

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What kind of Philosophical Theory is Madhyamaka?

What kind of Philosophical Theory is Madhyamaka?

Majewski Lecture Jan Westerhoff The Madhyamaka school of philosophy has been credited as being the central philosophy of... Read more

3 Mar 2016

1hr 1min

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The Habit of Prayer and Prayer in a Habit

The Habit of Prayer and Prayer in a Habit

Religious Practice in Comparative Perspective SeriesDr Martin Ganeri The routine activity of the ‘hours of prayer’ forms... Read more

1 Feb 2016

1hr 8mins

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The Anthropology of Islamic Prayer

The Anthropology of Islamic Prayer

Religious Practice in Comparative Perspective SeriesDr Mohammad TalibThe idea of prayer in Islam is vague in the sense t... Read more

11 Feb 2016

55mins

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‘The lotus in the mire’: the Indian reception of Tājika astrology

‘The lotus in the mire’: the Indian reception of Tājika astrology

Dr. Martin Gansten3 May 2017Tājika is the designation of the Sanskritized Perso-Arabic astrology that arose as an indepe... Read more

9 Apr 2018

42mins

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Rādhā Tantra and the agonies and ecstasies of studying obscure texts

Rādhā Tantra and the agonies and ecstasies of studying obscure texts

The Rādhā Tantra (RT), also known as Vāsudevarahasya (Vāsudeva’s secret), is a fairly extensive, anonymous Tantric work ... Read more

9 Mar 2018

45mins

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When Muslim and Hindu Worlds Meet in Fiction: Mapping the Bengali Imaginaire

When Muslim and Hindu Worlds Meet in Fiction: Mapping the Bengali Imaginaire

Lectures of the J.P. And Beena Khaitan Visiting FellowProf. Tony K. Stewart16 Feb 2017A number of Bangla tales dedicated... Read more

9 May 2018

50mins

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Gadamer's Hermeneutics: Bias, Understanding, and Expanding Horizons

Gadamer's Hermeneutics: Bias, Understanding, and Expanding Horizons

Dr Jessica Frazier:Gadamer saw culture, religion, and art as 'living texts' that integrate our life experience into a me... Read more

11 Jan 2016

1hr 14mins

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The Colloquy between Muhammad and Saytān: The 18th century Bangla Iblichnāmā of Garībullā

The Colloquy between Muhammad and Saytān: The 18th century Bangla Iblichnāmā of Garībullā

Lectures of the J.P. And Beena Khaitan Visiting FellowProf. Tony K. Stewart31 Jan 2017In 1287 bs [=1879/80 ce] a short B... Read more

9 Jun 2018

49mins

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Nineteenth-century Hindu discourse on image worship

Nineteenth-century Hindu discourse on image worship

Dr Sharada SugirtharajahNineteenth-century colonial India offers examples of both Hindu iconoclasts and iconic worshippe... Read more

21 Feb 2016

1hr 1min

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