Textual Traditions in Regional Languages 144
7 Tamil Hindu Literature
Norman Cutler 1458 The Literature of Hinduism in Malayalam
Rich Freeman 1599 North Indian Hindi Devotional Literature
Nancy M. Martin 182Major Historical Developments 199
10 The S ́aiva Traditions
Gavin Flood 200
11 History of Vais.n.ava Traditions: An Esquisse
Gérard Colas 229
12 The Renouncer Tradition
Patrick Olivelle 271
13 The Householder Tradition in Hindu Society
T. N. Madan 288
Regional Traditions 306
14 The Teyyam Tradition of Kerala
Rich Freeman 307
15 The Month of Ka ̄rtik and Women’s Ritual Devotions to Krishna
in Benares
Tracy Pintchman 327
Part III Systematic Thought 343
Introduction
Frits Staal 345The Indian Sciences 347
16 The Science of Language
Frits Staal 348
17 Indian Mathematics
Takao Hayashi 360
18 Calendar, Astrology, and Astronomy
Michio Yano 376
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