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Introducing Hinduism
 
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ISBN13:9780367676902
ISBN10:0367676907
Binding:Hardback
No. of pages:458 pages
Size:246x174 mm
Language:English
Illustrations: 59 Illustrations, black & white; 59 Halftones, black & white
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Introducing Hinduism

 
Edition number: 3
Publisher: Routledge
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Short description:

Introducing Hinduism is an invaluable resource for those seeking an authoritative and comprehensive academic overview of Hinduism, past and present. This third edition includes substantial treatments of Tantra, South India, politics, gender, and discussions of Western configurations of Hinduism, and Hinduism in popular culture.

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Introducing Hinduism is an invaluable resource for those seeking an authoritative and comprehensive academic overview of the key tenets and diverse practices of Hinduism, past and present. This third edition includes substantial treatments of Tantra, South India, politics, and gender, as well as expanded discussions of Western configurations of Hinduism as in postural yoga and neo-nondual spirituality, and Hinduism in popular culture. Its lively presentation features: updated case studies, photographs, and scenarios that invite the reader into the lived world of Hinduism; introductory summaries, key points, discussion questions, and recommended reading lists at the end of each chapter; narrative summaries of the great epics and other renowned Hindu myths and lucid explanations of complex Indian philosophical teachings, including Sankhya, Vedanta, and Kashmir Saivism; and a glossary, timeline, and pronunciation guide for an enhanced learning experience.

Table of Contents:

Introduction  1. Vedic Religion and the Sanskrit Language  2. Karma, Time, and Cosmology  3. Hindu Social Organization and Values  4. Dharma and the Individual  5. Indian Philosophical Schools  6. The Epics, Bhagavad-G?t?, and the Rise of Bhakti  7. Major Hindu Sects, Deities, and Pur??ic Myths  8. The Hindu Temple and Worship Rituals  9. Tantra  10. Colonization and Reform  11. Transnational Hinduism in Asia  12. Hinduism and the West  13. Contemporary Configurations and Issues