Wonder in South Asia

Wonder in South AsiaA comparative study of wonder in South Asian religions. The experience of wonder encompassing awe, bewilderment, curiosity, excitement, fear, dread, mystery, perplexity, reverence, surprise, and supplication and the ineffable quality of that which is wondrous have been entwined in religion and human experience. Yet strangely, wonder in non western societies, including South Asia, has rarely been acknowledged or understood. This groundbreaking volume

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