Creative research methods for data generation have expanded over recent decades and researchers are eager to take a creative approach to data analysis.It is challenging to bring creativity into data analysis while retaining a systematic, rigorous, and ethical approach. Written by experts in the field, this handbook addresses these challenges. The chapters adapt analytical techniques in creative ways for novice and expert researchers. Existing and novel methods from analysis of quan...

A bold and timely investigation into how it feels to grow up in a world where every anxiety of girlhood has been commodifiedGIRLS®: Generation Z and the Commodification of Everything is a passionate, provocative, and deeply personal journey into the pressures shaping young lives today. Freya India shows that age-old anxieties of girlhood are now being amplified by modern life and exploited like never before. While previous generations of women were relentl...

In "The New Spirit in India," Henry Woodd Nevinson intricately explores the burgeoning nationalism and sociopolitical transformation in India during the early 20th century. Written in a compelling and eloquent literary style, Nevinson'Äôs work seamlessly combines travel writing with sociological analysis, reflecting a profound admiration for India'Äôs cultural richness while critically engaging with the colonial dynamics of the time. His immersive narrative transports readers to the vibran...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.These four Vedas comprise a highly developed religious system - the Rig, Sama, Atharva, and Yajur Vedas. Through the worship of the demigods, or the Vedic gods, these Vedas were primarily intended to encourage the satisfaction of material desires. Thus, the Vedas clearly explain how to perform the required worship and sacrifices or rituals to these devas (demigods) to receive the blessings required to increase one's power and position o...

When we think of the great walls of history, we picture the stone fortifications of China or the concrete division of Berlin. Yet, one of the most massive and oppressive barriers ever constructed by an empire was entirely biological, and it has been almost completely erased from modern memory. In the 19th century, the British East India Company desperately needed to enforce its draconian salt tax—a levy that starved the local population but funded the colonial regime. To stop smugglers, Br...

"A mighty hunter... a hero ...has performed prodigies of valor and endurance." - Living Age, 1860"A daring and accomplished sportsman." -Christian Examiner, 1860"Adventures of all kinds, freely related." -British Quarterly, 1860"A complete handbook for the Indian sportsman." -Westminster Review, 1862Captain Shakespear was a mighty hunter, and evidently believed that the chief duty, or, at all events, the chie...

About 150 years ago Lewis Henry Morgan compared relationship terminologies, societal forms and ideas of property to recognize the interdependence of the three domains. From a new perspective, the book re-examines, confirms and criticizes Morgan’s findings to conclude that reciprocal affinal relations determine most ‘classificatory’ terminologies and regulate many non-state societies, their property notions and their rituals. Apart from references to American and Australian features, such h...

THE RELIGIOUS LIFE OF INDIATHE VILLAGE GODSOF SOUTH INDIABY THERIGHT REVEREND HENRY WHITEHEAD, D.D.BISHOP OF MADRASTHE purpose of this series of small volumes on the leading forms which religious life has taken in India is to produce really reliable information for the use of all who are seeking the welfare of India. Editor and writers alike desire to work in the spirit of the best modern science, looking only for the truth. But, while doing so an...

The worship of the ‘village gods’ is the most ancient form of Indian religion. Participants believed (and some still do), that the world was populated by a multitude of spirits, good and bad, who were the cause of all unusual events - especially of diseases and disasters. This volume constitutes a detailed treatise on this topic, and includes a wealth of information on history, folklore, methods of worship, customs, and more. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in ...

Hinduism has a complex system of world ages and cycles of creation and destruction as its chief characteristics. The remarkable theory of the yugas has always played a prominent role within this elaborate system. The article explains why society is and what people should do if they want to live according to religious principles.India’s yuga system was formed during a crucial period in its history, roughly from the 5th century B.C.E. to the 5th century C.E. The dominant Brahmana Ved...

In the biography, Rhea details Martyn's early life, education, and the deep spiritual convictions that led him to become a missionary. His journey to India is marked by significant challenges, including cultural barriers and health issues. Despite these hardships, Martyn's commitment to translating the Bible into local languages and his efforts to engage with various communities showcase his unwavering dedication to his mission.The book also highlights Martyn's profound impact on those he ...

'A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms, etymological, historical, geographical and discursive.' Hobson-Jobson is a unique work of maverick scholarship. Compiled in 1886 by two India enthusiasts, it documents the words and phrases that entered English from Arabic, Persian, Indian, and Chinese sources - and vice versa. Described by Salman Rushdie as 'the legendary dictionary of British India' it shows how words of Indian origin were ab...