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Hinduism: A Very Short Introduction

By Kim Knott

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2000
ISBN
0192853872
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1387653 bytes)
Series
Very Short Introductions
Volume
5
Edition
1
Pages
160\0
Topic
Religion
Time added
2019-12-02 14:00:28

Description

Hinduism is practised by nearly eighty per cent of India's population, and by some seventy million people outside India. In this Very Short Introduction, Kim Knott offers a succinct and authoritative overview of this major religion, and analyses the challenges facing it in the twenty-first century. She discusses key preoccupations of Hinduism such as the centrality of the Veda as religious texts, the role of Brahmins, gurus, and storytellers in the transmission of divine truths, and the cultural and moral importance of epics such as the Ramayana. First published 1998 List of Illustrations List of Maps 1 The Scholar and the Devotee 2 Revelation and the Transmission of Knowledge 3 Understanding the Self 4 Divine Heroes: The Epic Tradition 5 The Divine Presence 6 Hinduism, Colonialism, and Modernity 7 Challenges to Hinduism: Women and Dalits 8 Crossing the Black Waters: Hinduism beyond India 9 Hindu Dharma, Hinduism, and Hinduisms Appendix: The Six Philosophical Systems (Darshana) Timeline Glossary Further Reading References Index

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