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Resources for religious interpreting: HInduism

David Bar-Tzur

Created 10 April 2000, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

Note: A flag next to a link shows what language the website is in. If it is followed by this icon: (video camera: This links to a video), it is a video in that spoken language. If it is followed by this icon: Sign Language icon, it is in the sign language of that country. If a globe is followed by this hands icon, there is an animated text in International Gesture.
Audiotapes & audio CDs
Blogs and Vlogs
Books
CDs, DVDs, & videotapes
Discussion groups
Interpreting music
Organizations
People
Periodicals and articles
Web sites


image of audiotapeAudiotapes & audio CDs

Devi Mandir. Books with Sanskrit, English transliteration and meaning; some with corresponding tapes with learning aids.

Giri Trading - Cassettes.

Krishna Culture: Audio books.

Matchless Gifts.

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Shri Veda Bharathi: Hyderabad. Offer audio cds, multimedia cds and books on Veda.

Talking Books by AGII. Several books on audio and video.

The Hare Krishna Catalog. Books, tapes, CDs, videos, and other devotional paraphernalia.

The Sacred Sounds of Mother's Ancient Harmonic Arts.


fingers of both hands are shaped to form the word 'blog'Blogs and vlogs

[Image above from http://www.dailynugget.com/2006/03/blog_gang_sign.php (Blog Gang Sign, Represent - The Daily Nugget - A San Francisco Blog), which is no longer extant.

UniYatra Blog. Ameeta and Craig, along with the UniYatra Group, create and provide educational, cross-cultural, and technical products and services. We use this blog to share our ideas, experiences, questions, and discussion about everything from travel, culture, society, and learning.


books on shelfBooks

Aurobindobooks.com by Lotus Press. US publisher of books by and about Sri Aurobindo, Integral Yoga, Vedic Astrology, and other religious scriptures.

Bhagavad Gita.

Bhaktivedanta Library Services European distributors of Srila Prabhupada's books.

Blessingsonthenet.com - Books.

Books about Hinduism.

Crystal Clarity Publishers. Books on spiritual living and meditation by Swami Kriyananda and Paramhansa Yogananda

Desh-Videsh Books. Source for books on Indian culture and the Hindu religion.

Desi Kids. Offer religious and mythological books, CDs, and DVDs for Indian children.

Devi Mandir. Books with Sanskrit, English transliteration and meaning; some with corresponding tapes with learning aids.

Giri Trading.

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golden marble bulletGiri books. Webmaster: These are in English, but there are others available in Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Tamil, and Telugu. See Books [in many languages].

Hare Krishna Store. Offer books of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, CDs, DVDs, MP3s and VCDs.

Himalayan Academy Books. Books on Hinduism by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.

Hinduism: Wisdom and Way and Other Hinduism Resources.

Khemraj Shrikrishnadass. Publisher of religious books in Mumbai, India.

Krishna culture.

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Magida, A. (ed.) (1999). How to be a perfect stranger: A guide to etiquette in other people's religious ceremonies. Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing. Vol. 1, 158-173. [Sections: History and beliefs, The basic service, Holy days and festivals, Life cycle events, Home celebrations.]

Maharishi's Programmes in India. Books and tapes about Transcendental Meditation and Maharishi's philosophy.

Matchless-gifts.com: Religious Gift Items from India - Religious books.

Nityananda Institute's Rudra Press. Books of the teachings of Swami Chetanananda, Swami.

Sai Towers. Books, photographs, calendars, and music about Baba. Information on accommodation nearby Ashrams in Puttaparthi and Whitefield.

Sanatan Society - Hinduism books.

Shri Veda Bharathi: Hyderabad. Offer audio cds, multimedia cds and books on Veda.

South Asia Books. Sells books from Motilal Publishers on Hinduism and other subjects.

Sri Sathya Sai Baba Book and Information Centre. The Official Bookcentre of the Sai Organization in Canada.

Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust. Online bookstore run by the trust.

Srinivasa Gita Satsangh Trust. A charitable organisation publishing and selling books relating to Hinduism and Bhagavad Gita.

Stephen Knapp And His Books on Spirituality and Vedic Culture. Books and articles on Eastern philosophy.

Swami Krishnananda Books. Online books on yoga and meditation, philosophy, metaphysics, mysticism, Hindu scriptural texts such as the Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads and Vedanta.

The Hare Krishna Catalog. Books, tapes, CDs, videos, and other devotional paraphernalia.

Vedambooks.

Vedanta Cultural Foundation. Offer publications on Vedanta and Baghavad Gita.

Vedanta Press titles. Books on some of the major philosophies and personalities of Hinduism, including Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda, Ramana Maharshi, and Nisargadatta.

Voice of India Publications. Offers books on Hinduism. Includes a few books on line.

Wisdom. Catalog of select publications regarding Hinduism and Indian cultural issues.

Yoga Vidya. Publisher of books about Yoga.


image of A CDCDs, DVDs, & videotapes.

Blessingsonthenet.com - Multimedia.

Desi Kids. Offer religious and mythological books, CDs, and DVDs for Indian children.

Giri Trading - CDs.

Hare Krishna Store. Offer books of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, CDs, DVDs, MP3s and VCDs. P>KrishnaCulture: VIDEOS, DVD's.

Krishna Software Inc.-- Spiritual Multimedia CDROMs.

Matchless Gifts.

golden marble bulletMultimedia CD-Roms.

golden marble bulletVideos & DVDs.

Shri Veda Bharathi: Hyderabad. Offer audio cds, multimedia cds and books on Veda.

Talking Books by AGII. Several books on audio and video.

The Hare Krishna Catalog. Books, tapes, CDs, videos, and other devotional paraphernalia.


movie of letter being mailedDiscussion groups

Archives of the Bhakti mailing list.

Discussion Forums of dhyansanjivani.


organizational meetingOrganizations

about.com - Hinduism - Organisations.

Google Directory - Society > Religion and Spirituality > Hinduism > Organizations.

List of Hindu organisations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Open Directory - Society: Religion and Spirituality: Hinduism: Organizations.

Organizations < Hindu in the Yahoo! Directory.


A cartoon of 3 people sitting at a table having a conversation People

(1) Consult with Deaf people of a given faith community,

(2) Deaf "missions" to that faith community,

(3) knowledgeable interpreters, and

(4) spiritual leaders.


folded newspapers Periodicals and articles2

Hinduism Today.

SPLENDOUR - a monthly spiritual magazine from YMA Publications.


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Web sites

GENERAL Deaf Hindus and interpreting International Society for Krishna Consciouness (Hare Krishna) Om Sakthi Saivism
Tantra Transcendental Meditation (TM) Vaishnavaism Vedic Yoga

General

Angika Abhinaya, Asamyukta. Pictures of Indian gestural dance mudras.

Beliefnet - Hinduism.

Dhyansanjivani spiritusl... all kind of spiritual info and spiritual shop. Webmaster: A huge resource on specific topics.

Encarta. Hinduism. An excellent introduction touching on all of the basics.

Hindu glossary.

Hinduism - Ontario Consultants on religious tolerance.

Hinduism online.

The Hindu universe: The Hindu Resource Center.

Deaf Hindus and interpreting

Bar-Tzur, D.

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Beverly Hanyzewski - Deaf Certified Yoga Teacher. Physical & Psychological Benefits of Yoga: Greater relaxation, Reduced stress, Improved breathing, Enhanced flexibity, Increase Energy & Vitality, Better digestion, Improved circulation, Increased strength, Deeper concentration, Sound sleep.

Bittles, A. H., Sullivan, S. G., Zhivotovsky, L. A. (2004). Consanguinity, caste, and Deaf-Mutism in Punjab, 1921. The effects of religion, population sub-division and geography on the prevalence of deaf-mutism were investigated using information collected in the 1921 Census of Punjab. The total sample size was 9·36 million, and comprised data on thirteen Hindu castes, seventeen Muslim biraderis and two Sikh castes.

Lee, J. M. (1994, November 30). Silent lotus. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN-10: 0374466467, ISBN-13: 978-0374466466. A lovely tale of a deaf-mute Hindu girl who uses her talents to dance for the gods and worshipers in the temple of Angkor Wat (Cambodia.)

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golden marble bulletDeaf Vlog: Part 1-Studying Hinduism. Just introducing how I started studying Hinduism. Hey I need to know the sign for "hinduism" and "hindu". If you know it, pls send me a video reply. Thanks!

golden marble bulletDeaf Vlog: Part 2-My Guru. The meaning of the word "guru."

Westerwoudt, M. (1990, June). Dutch Teacher Brings Yoga to Holland's Hearing Impaired. Inez Damen, a professional yoga teacher in the Netherlands for 10 years, is developing a system to teach yoga to deaf and hard of hearing students. Inspired to spread the world's oldest science to any eager student, Inez began training at the Foundation for the Hearing Impaired in Amsterdam with the goal of developing a yoga course using alternative methods of communication such as sign language and mime to meet the unique needs of an often over-looked minority.

International Society for Krishna Consciouness (Hare Krishna)

Hare Krishna: Ontario Consultants on religious tolerance.

The Hare Krishna home page.

Hare Krishna welfare for the Deaf.

ISKCON UK and Ireland home.

Om Sakthi

Charity a daily occurrence at Om Sakthi Narayani Siddar Peedam. A downloadable .pdf file.

Om Sakthi spiritual movement.

Saivism

All Saivism.

New researches in Saivism.

Siva and Saivism.

World Saivism.

Tantra

The Church of Tantra.

Shiva Shakti Mandalam: Tantrik home page.

Tantra Works.

Transcendental Meditation (TM)

Learning Transcendental Meditation.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

The Transcendental Mediation program.

Vaishnavaism

Dehee Bharatanatyam - Araiyar sevai.

Dehee Performing Arts and Education Center.

Gaudiya Vaishnavism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Institute for Gaudiya Vaishnavism.

Sri Vaishnava home page.

Vedic

Vedavid.org.

Yoga

Beverly Hanyzewski - Deaf Certified Yoga Teacher. Physical & Psychological Benefits of Yoga: Greater relaxation, Reduced stress, Improved breathing, Enhanced flexibity, Increase Energy & Vitality, Better digestion, Improved circulation, Increased strength, Deeper concentration, Sound sleep.

Westerwoudt, M. (1990, June). Dutch Teacher Brings Yoga to Holland's Hearing Impaired. Inez Damen, a professional yoga teacher in the Netherlands for 10 years, is developing a system to teach yoga to deaf and hard of hearing students. Inspired to spread the world's oldest science to any eager student, Inez began training at the Foundation for the Hearing Impaired in Amsterdam with the goal of developing a yoga course using alternative methods of communication such as sign language and mime to meet the unique needs of an often over-looked minority.

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