Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Table of Contents iii
3. Preface vii
4. Traditions in Contact And Change: Towards A History of Religion in The Singular 1
5. The Flood Story in Vedic Ritual 25
6. Hindu Formulas for The Facilitation of Change 39
7. The Role of The Śaivāgama in The Emergence of Śaivasiddhānta: A Philosophical Interpretation 53
8. Some Western Interpretations of The Bhagavad Gītā, 1785-1885 65
9. From Hindu Strīdharma to Universal Feminism: A Study of The Women of The Nehru Family 87
10. Social Change and Religious Transformation Among Bombay Parsis in The Early Twentieth Century 105
11. Christliche Interpretamente In Der Khasi-Renaissance: Zur Religiösen Bedeutung Einer Reformbewegung Bei Den Hochland-Khasi Von Meghalaya 127
12. Buddhism Through Hindu Eyes: Śaivas and Buddhists in Medieval Tamilnad 143
13. The Problem of The Origin of The Mahayana 163
14. Filial Piety And Buddhism: The Indian Antecedents to a "Chinese" Problem 171
15. Once-Born, Twice-Born Zen: William James and The Rinzai and Soto Schools of Japanese Buddhism 187
16. Lyrical Imagery and Religious Content in Japanese Art: The Pictorial Biography of Ippen The Holy Man 201
17. Japanese Rural Communities and Shinto Shrines Since The Meiji Restoration (1868) - A Case Study in The Central Area of Mie Prefecture 231
18. Symposium Canada-Chine, dans le cadre du 14e Congrés de 1'I.A.H.R. 241
19. Three Religious Ontological Claims: "Being-Itself," "Nothingness Within Somethingness," and "The Field Of Emptiness" 249
20. Die Bedeutung Der Apokryphen Salomo-Oden Fur Die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft 267
21. L'Importance Du "Rouleau De Temple" Pour L'Identification De La Communaute De Qumran 285
22. Terminological Boobytraps and Real Problems in Second-Temple Judaeo-Christian Studies 295
23. The Foster Child: A Neglected Theme in Early Christian Life and Thought 307
24. Hani's Opposition to The Elchasaites a Question of Ritual 323
25. The Transformation of Christianity Into Roman Religion 337
26. Le Soprawivenze Pagane Nel Medioevo 347
27. Israel And Byzantium: A Case of Socio-Religious Acculturation 361
28. The Change in Status of Women in Iceland From Pagan To Christian Times 377
29. Contribution A L'etude De La Sacralisation De L'Espace; Le Cas De La Paroisse Quebecoise 383
30. L'Axe De L'Interiorite En Architecture Religieuse Contemporaine 409
31. Tradition, Contact And Change In Indian Islam, Exemplified In Muhammad Iqbal's Work 427
32. Shades of Shīcism In The Tracts of The Brethren of Purity 447
33. Islam, Polity and Society in Turkey: A Middle Eastern Perspective 461
34. Sacramental Food Transactions Among South Asian Muslims and Hindus 481
35. Otatha: Probings Into The Isoko Concept Of Predestiny 503
36. Religions in Conflict and Change in The Works of Modern African Novelists 515
37. Three Types of Religious Acculturation Among The Oglala Lakota 527
38. The Struggle Against Dependency: Equality As Individuals or As Peoples 543
39. Humanistic and Theological History of Religions With Special Reference To The North American Scene 553
40. The Significance of The Japanese Intellectual Tradition For The History of Religions 565
41. Women's Studies In Religion: The State Of The Art, 1980 579
42. Western Perceptions of Asia: The Romantic Vision of Max Muller 593
43. Les Reins Et Les Coeurs: Peut-On Ecrire Une Histoire Religieuse Sur Traces? 607
44. Structure in Jung And Lévi-Strauss 621
45. An Analytical Philosopher Looks At Oriental Mysticism 635
46. Truth and Dialogue in Religion: Some Cognitive-Developmental Speculations 649
47. End Notes And Bibliographies 671
48. Authors 750
49. Acknowledgements 751
50. Truth and Dialogue in Religion: Some Cognitive-Developmental Speculations 754
51. Supplements 757