Recorded in sacred Sanskrit texts including the Rig Veda & the Mahabharata Hindu Myths are thought to date back as far as the tenth century BCE Here in these seventy-five seminal myths are the many incarnations of Vishnu who saves mankind from destruction & the mischievous child Krishna alongside stories of the minor gods demons rivers & animals including boars buffalo serpents & monkeys Immensely varied & bursting with colour & life they demonstrate the Hindu belief in the limitless possibilities of the world
- from the teeming miracles of creation to the origins of the incarnation of Death who eventually touches them all
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Beginning with the foundational visions of the Vedas Dr Fowler examines each traditions vision of reality in a systematic way that focuses on how it understands the self the highest reality causality knowledge & liberation Because the six major Hindu philosophical traditions Mimamsa Samkhya Yoga Nyaya Vaisesika & Vedanta complement each other in important ways as well as compete with each other in some ways this systematic comparison of the fundamental topics of each tradition enables us to see the beautiful tapestry of the Hindu way of life that these traditions have created This book offers the reader who wishes to understand the philosophical basis of Hinduism a clear & comprehensive introduction It also provides a solid foundation for the reader who wishes to go on to advanced & detailed studies of any of the Hindu philosophical traditions From the Foreword by John M Koller author of The Indian Way & Asian Philosophies ...

Hinduism is practised by nearly eighty per cent of India's population & by some seventy million people outside India In this Very Short Introduction Kim Knott offers a succinct & authoritative overview of this major religion & analyses the challenges facing it in the twenty-first century She discusses key preoccupations of Hinduism such as the centrality of the Veda as religious texts the role of Brahmins gurus & storytellers in the transmission of divine truths & the cultural & moral importance of epics such as the Ramayana In this second edition Knott considers the impact of changes in technology & the flourishing of social media on Hinduism & looks at the presence of Hinduism in popular culture considering pieces such as Sita Sings the Blues She also analyses recent developments in India & the impact issues such as Hindu nationalism & the politicization of Hinduism have on Hindus worldwide ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

Adrift without Bauble Orio returns to the only comfort she has left in the city of Cobble But dark days have visited the city in her absence & the mechanizations of single-minded men will threaten them further unless Orio can find it within herself to stop it HINGES BOOK 3 MECHANICAL MEN will conclude this fantasy webcomic series ...

HINGES is a fantasy webcomic turned graphic novel about a doll named Orio & her troubling companion Bauble New to the city of Cobble Orio must depend on help where ever she can find it but her assigned familiar Bauble has other interests & as the two explore the walls of their city they find that they are not the only new arrivals In a place that runs like clockwork it only takes a little disruption to upend a city ...

From the writer behind Akame ga KILL! comes a brand new series! In the war torn Wakoku Hinowa is aiming to be the hero of her turbulent times! The curtain rises on this chronicle of civil war From the writer behind Akame ga KILL! comes a brand new series! In the war torn Wakoku Hinowa is aiming to be the hero of her turbulent times! The curtain rises on this chronicle of civil war ...

In a post-apocalyptic world where humans have been pushed to the edge of extinction by the creatures of fantasy & fables The Hinterkind tells the story of one young woman&s quest to fulfill her destiny & put the world right again Fifty-seven years after an unspecified biological event has all but wiped out the human race a green hand has moved over the face of the Earth Leaf root & shoot have steadfastly smothered the works of man remorselessly grinding the concrete glass & steel back into the minerals from whence they came Mother Nature is reclaiming what&s rightfully hers but she&s not the only one The Hinterkind have returned They come from hiding places in the lost corners of the world Centaurs Satyrs Elves Dwarves Ogres Trolls Werewolves Vampires The menagerie that mankind has hung its tales of myth & magic upon
- but these aren&t fairy tale creatures They are flesh blood & passion & they have a long simmering hatred of humanity Hunted to near extinction through fear & ignorance they fled to the great forests & deserts losing themselves in the shrinking wilderness of an ever-expanding world Now the wilderness is the world & mankind is in the minority! Collects The Hinterkind 1-6
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The second volume of the hit series begins with Princess Tersia who has a vision of the future & the shape of things to come In this vision she&s married to Jon Hobb & carrying his baby Oh & there&s a dragon! Is it a dream or a nightmare? Meanwhile bounty hunters Starla & Jubal find the tables are turned as they&re run to ground by a Centaur posse ...

The Blight spread around the world like wildfire reducing the human race to ashes In its aftermath the Earth was ripe for the picking
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All serious politicians are supposed to possess a hinterland but not all do Chris Mullin was one who did By the time he entered parliament he had reported from the wars in Vietnam Laos & Cambodia & tracked down the survivors of the CIA operation in Tibet He was the author of three novels including the classic A Very British Coup His successful campaign to free the innocent people convicted of the Birmingham bombings was described as 'one of the greatest feats ever achieved by an investigative reporter' Elected to parliament aged 39 he quickly established himself as a fearless inquisitor before going on to become a minister in three departments His three volumes of diaries have been widely acclaimed as the best account of the Blair years & the rise & fall New Labour He left parliament in 2010 ('better to go while people are still asking why rather than when') These are his memoirs ...