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The role of the visual is essential to Hindu tradition and culture, but many attempts to understand India's divine images have been laden with misperceptions. 'Darsan, ' a Sanskrit word that means 'seeing,' is an aid to our vision, a book of ideas to help us read, think, and look at Hindu images with appreciation and imagination.
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Published November 17th 1998 by Columbia University Press (first published September 1985)
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Jun 17, 2019Veronica Jäderlund rated it really liked it
Tydlig, lättöverskådlig, intressant och ögonöppnande.
May 18, 2019Lisa Marques Jagemark rated it really liked it
Pedagogisk och djupgående, akademisk och respektfull. Och jävligt intressant!
This book, though focused primarily on a single (important) characteristic of Hinduism in practice is probably the best introduction ever written to what Hinduism, in practice is like for those who are unfamiliar with that religion. Even those with some familiarity will benefit from how Eck treats how seeing in understood in a religious context in Hinduism. While useful as an academic book, this book is well suited to a non-academic audience.
Jan 06, 2009Kristin rated it really liked it
This was a nice surprise for me because it focused so much on the use of images in Hinduism and the power of looking, both of looking at something and even of being looked at. I'm pursuing two majors -- art history and comparative religion -- so this book addressed both loves for me. My favorite quote from it: 'A picture . . . may be worth a thousand words, but we still need to know *which* thousand words.'
Jun 23, 2014Devon O'shaughnessy rated it really liked it
Very interesting and informative look at the religions of India. I encourage anyone who is interesting in or confused be the seeming incongruous aspects of this belief system. Also, now I just want to go to India.
Darsan is one of the best books that I have ever read. Eck presents a concise and well written thesis about the practice of Hinduism. Anyone who has even a glimmer of interest in India and/or Hinduism should read this; it is magnificent!
Oct 14, 2016T.Kay Browning rated it really liked it
Really enjoyable. I love these little, one topic insights into a religion, without an attempt to grab the whole breadth and depth of the religion.
Informative but dull, monotonous book.
Nov 11, 2017Darshan Markandaiah rated it liked it
This book was OK. I picked it up to understand the etymology behind my name that I share with the book's title.
It highlights how important visuals are in Hindu culture along with emphasizing how the worship of these images transcend exclusively visual boundaries in the mind of a Hindu worshipper. I felt that there is no singular pattern I could follow along with and the book is filled with Hindu culture specific jargon (which while explained in footnotes) that may be more off-putting for some re..more
May 11, 2017Marsha Altman rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
This book is a brief but excellent explanation for Westerners about how Hindu worship is done, and what it means to the worshippers. It's a complex topic that I've had trouble understanding in other texts, and while I wouldn't say that I understood everything in this one, the fact that I got most of it really speaks to its quality.
Dec 22, 2018Helena rated it liked it · review of another edition
Fascinerande och förståeligt beskriver Diana L. Eck den hinduiska gudaskaran (som en bonus) och vördandet av densamma (som främsta syfte med boken).
Rather short.
A clear and enjoyable introduction to Hinduism.
Sep 22, 2018Jingjing Fan rated it liked it
A very brief introduction, scarecely dealing with any academic issues in depth.
Aug 02, 2014Mmetevelis rated it really liked it · review of another edition
In my study of Hinduism I never understood the link between Indian metaphysics and daily worship - believing many teachers I had who argued that image worship was a kind of 'contemplation for the common man.' Eck does much to counter this by presenting darsan as the link between the Indian philosophical appreciation for the oneness of all being and the daily worship of murtis which sees that divine manifested in a discrete microcosmic space. This short book is a darsan in itself - a way of seein..more
Early in the first chapter the author, Diane Eck, uses the kaleidoscope metaphor to describe the incredible diversity of the Hindu experience, and for the rest of the book, she skillfully reveals how the tapestry of Hindu shrines, processions, iconography, symbols, rituals, and more, all kaleidoscopically combine to give the devotee a vibrant and stunning visual revelation of the Divine, an experience which the Hindus call Darshan.
Jan 27, 2014Faaiz rated it liked it
I thought it did fairly well as an introduction to Hinduism. Although, it mainly highlights different acts of worship (puja), it is not a complete introduction to Hinduism and doesn't address a lot of issues. But what is does address, it gives a comprehensive analysis of and that makes it an interesting book. Overall, the writing was good too.
Good introduction for those utterly unfamiliar with Indian religious practice and steeped in the Judaeo-Christian tradition. Eck relies heavily on drawing parallels and distinctions between the two traditions. Sometimes this is instructive, other times just irritating.
Apr 03, 2008Anna added it · review of another edition
Various Hindu images, what they mean, what roles they play in Hindu worship. Short, interesting, accessible. Occasionally perhaps errs on the side of being too simplistic, or too wow-what-a-neat-foreign-religion-this-is.
Jul 29, 2011Rose Be added it
Sometimes the author seems to push reality ever so slightly to make her point, but overall it's very informative and easy to read. I had to read it for a class, and it goes by quickly, which makes it all the better.
An extraordinary presentation of a complex topic in a clear and concise manner. Probably the first book I would recommend as an introduction to Hinduism as it is actually practiced and understood by Hindus.
May 07, 2013Annie rated it really liked it

Diana Eck Encountering God

A good book giving an overview on the religious practice of darsan. I was raised protestant and so the idea of divine images and relics was very foreign to me and this gave to a better understanding and its importance. A must-read for people interested in Indian culture or Indian art.
Sep 11, 2009Beth rated it really liked it · review of another edition
A good introduction to Hinduism, or at least the notion of Darsan. Readable, and short.
If you want to know more about Hinduism, this book explains an important element of it: darsan.
I didn't like this book as much as I thought I would. It read kind of like a textbook for me. Disappointing.
Apr 06, 2008Amanda rated it liked it
Not a lot of specific information, but it's a very interesting introduction to Hindu traditions of worship.
So far just re-iterating things I've already learned and experienced. Fascinating, so far.
May 10, 2010Rebecca Recco rated it really liked it
Pretty interesting. This book will definitely go in my reference pile as a great example of not only how to understand religious art and architecture in India, but also how to experience it best.
A great read about Darsan, or seeing in a spiritual sense, and some fascinating aspects of the Hindu religion.
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Born1945 (age 73–74)
Bozeman, Montana
Alma materHarvard University
Partner(s)Dorothy Austin
AwardsUnitarian Universalist Melcher Award (1994) and the Grawemeyer Award (1995) for Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras

Diana L. Eck (born 1945 in Bozeman, Montana) is a scholar of religious studies who is Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies at Harvard University, as well as a Master of Lowell House and the Director of The Pluralism Project at Harvard. Among other works, she is the author of Banaras, City of Light, Darsan: Seeing the Divine Image in India, Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras, and A New Religious America: How a Christian Country Became the World's Most Religiously Diverse Nation. At Harvard, she is in the Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, the Committee on the Study of Religion, and is also a member of the Faculty of Divinity. She has been reappointed the chair for the Committee on the Study of Religion, a position which she held from 1990 to 1998. In March 2012, Diana authored her book India: A Sacred Geography.[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography[edit]

Raised as a Christian Methodist in Montana, Eck later embraced Hindu, Muslim and Buddhist beliefs about spirituality and now she describes her religious ideals as 'interfaith' infrastructures.[6] She has been connected with the World Council of Churches, and Harvard Divinity School.

Eck's mother, Dorothy Eck, was a Montana State Senator for twenty years, president of the Montana League of Women Voters, and a delegate to Montana's 1972 Constitutional Convention.[7]

Education[edit]

Eck received her B.A. in Religious Studies from Smith College in 1967, and her M.A. in Indian History from The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London in 1968. In 1976 she received her Ph.D. from Harvard University in the Comparative Study of Religion.

Interest in other religions[edit]

Since 1991, Diana Eck has also turned her attention to the United States and has been heading a research team at Harvard University to explore the new religious diversity of the United States and its meaning for the American pluralist experiment. The Pluralism Project has developed an affiliation with many other colleges and universities across the country and around the world. In 1994, Diana Eck and the Pluralism Project published 'World Religions in Boston, A Guide to Communities and Resources' which introduces the many religious traditions and communities in Boston, Massachusetts - from Native Americans, Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, to Zoroastrians. In 1997, Diana Eck and the Pluralism Project published an educational multimedia CD Rom, On Common Ground: World Religions in America (Columbia University Press). This CD Rom received awards from Media & Methods, EdPress, and Educom.

In 2001, her book A New Religious America: How a “Christian Country” Has Become the World’s Most Religiously Diverse Nation was published. It deals with the new religious diversity in the United States, since 1965[8]Eck is married to the Reverend Dorothy Austin. The two joined in matrimony on July 4th, 2004, after 28 years together. [9]

Concept of Pluralism[edit]

Eck’s interest in other religions combined with her own ‘Christian pluralist’[10] faith led her to develop her concept of pluralism. Pluralism, for Eck, is the best response to the challenges of religious diversity. The term pluralism has been understood in numerous ways but Eck is clear to distinguish between pluralism and plurality[11] - two words which are often used interchangeably and without distinction. Whilst plurality is the fact of diversity, pluralism is a response to that diversity – and in Eck’s account, it is an active, positive response.

Eck lays out three prevalent responses to religious diversity: exclusivism, inclusivism and pluralism.[12] An exclusivist approach takes the position that “my way is the only way”. An inclusivist might consider that there are grains of truth in other ways, but ultimately understands that “my way is the better way”. In contrast, a pluralist response seeks to find new ways of positively engaging with diversity, exploring differences whilst seeking common understanding. On the website for Harvard University’s Pluralism Project, Eck describes the four principles of pluralism:[13]

  1. Pluralism is not diversity alone, but the energetic engagement with diversity
  2. Pluralism is not tolerance, but the active seeking of understanding across lines of difference
  3. Pluralism is not relativism, but the encounter of commitments
  4. Pluralism is based on dialogue.

Eck’s concept of pluralism has been influential within the wider interfaith movement, and is cited by the Interfaith Youth Core as foundational to its organisational values.[14]

First LGBT Master at Harvard[edit]

Dorothy Austin Harvard

In 1998, Eck and Dorothy Austin became the first same-sex couple to be masters of Lowell House,[15] one of the twelve undergraduate residences at Harvard.

Awards[edit]

In 1995, Eck was the recipient of the University of Louisville and Louisville Presbyterian Theological SeminaryGrawemeyer Award in Religion.[16]

In 1996, Prof. Eck was appointed to a U.S. State Department Advisory Committee on Religious Freedom Abroad, a twenty-member commission charged with advising the Secretary of State on enhancing and protecting religious freedom in the overall context of human rights.

In 1998, President Bill Clinton and the National Endowment for the Humanities awarded her the National Humanities Medal for her work on religious pluralism in the United States.

In 2002, Diana Eck received the Martin Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion from the American Academy of Religion

In 2003, Diana Eck received the Montana Humanities Award from the Governor of Montana

In 2007, Professor Eck was made a lifetime member of the Girl Scouts of the USA

In 2013, Diana Eck was elected an Honorary Fellow by the Governing Body on the recommendation of the Academic Board of her alma mater, SOAS, University of London

Books[edit]

  • Eck, Diana L. (1968). J. Krishnamurti: the pathless way. New York: International Center for Integrative Studies. OCLC6733472. (14 pages)
  • Eck, Diana L. (1998). Darśan: seeing the divine image in India. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN9780231112659.
  • Eck, Diana L. (1983). Banaras: city of light. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. ISBN9780710202369.
Reprinted as: Eck, Diana L. (1999). Banaras: city of light (2nd ed.). New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN9780231114479.
  • Eck, Diana L. (author); Jain, Devaki (editor) (1986). Speaking of faith: cross-cultural perspectives on women, religion, and social change. London: Women's Press. ISBN9780704340169.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  • Eck, Diana L. (1987). The manyness of God. Canton, New York: St. Lawrence University. OCLC25126361. (Kathryn Fraser Mackay lecture, 1985: 16 pages)
  • Eck, Diana L.; Mallison, Françoise (1991). Devotion divine: Bhakti traditions from the regions of India: studies in honour of Charlotte Vaudeville. Groningen, Netherlands: Egbert Forsten Publishing. ISBN9789069800455.
  • Eck, Diana L. (2003). Encountering God: a spiritual journey from Bozeman to Banaras (2nd ed.). Boston: Beacon Press. ISBN9780807073018.
Won the Unitarian Universalist Melcher Award (1994) and the Grawemeyer Book Award (1995).
  • Eck, Diana L. (2002). On common ground world religions in america (2nd ed.). New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN9780231126649. Multimedia presentation on CD ROM.
  • Eck, Diana L. (2001). A new religious America: how a 'Christian country' has now become the world's most religiously diverse nation. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco. ISBN9780060621599.
  • Eck, Diana L. (2012). India: a sacred geography. New York: Harmony Books. ISBN9780385531917.

References[edit]

  1. ^'Harvard scholar says the idea of India dates to a much earlier time than the British or the Mughals'.
  2. ^'India: A Sacred Geography by Diana L Eck – review'.
  3. ^'In The Footsteps of Pilgrims'.
  4. ^'The heavens and the earth'.
  5. ^'In The Footsteps of Pilgrims'.
  6. ^Kahn, Mattie. 2011. Ten Questions with Diana L. Eck. The Harvard Crimson
  7. ^Schontzler, Gail (September 25, 2017). 'Dorothy Eck, trailblazer for women in Montana politics, dies at 93'. Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  8. ^'Diana L. Eck'. The Pluralism Project. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  9. ^Goodman, Ellen. 'A unique union between two women of faith'. The Baltimore Sun. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  10. ^Eck, Diana L. (2001). A new religious America: how a 'Christian country' has now become the world's most religiously diverse nation. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco. p. 23. ISBN9780060621599.
  11. ^Eck, Diana L. (2003). Encountering God: a spiritual journey from Bozeman to Banaras (2nd ed.). Boston: Beacon Press. p. 169. ISBN9780807073018.
  12. ^Eck, Diana L. (2003). Encountering God: a spiritual journey from Bozeman to Banaras (2nd ed.). Boston: Beacon Press. p. Chapter 7. ISBN9780807073018.
  13. ^Eck, Diana L. 'What is Pluralism?'. Pluralism Project. Harvard University. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  14. ^'Communicating the Movement'. Interfaith Youth Core. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.Cite uses deprecated parameter deadurl= (help)
  15. ^Eck, Austin Named New Lowell Masters, The Harvard Crimson, March 13, 1998, accessed November 10, 2007.
  16. ^'Encountering God: a spiritual journey from Bozeman to Banara'. The Grawemeyer Awards. 26 April 1995. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014.Cite uses deprecated parameter deadurl= (help)

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