Author: Sivananda
Publisher: Divine Life Society
Keywords: hinduism
Number of Pages: 286
Published: 2003-12-01
List price: $7.00
ISBN-10: 8170520479
ISBN-13: 9788170520474
Hinduism is veritably the fountain-head of all religions.It contains within itself the seeds of all religions.It is but natural that peole all over the world should show increasing interest in a religion so univerdal.The popularity of this book can be gauged from the fact that it ran into seven editions after it was printed first time in the year 1947
Author: Deepak Sarma
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: reader, hinduism
Number of Pages: 424
Published: 2008-01-18
List price: $41.95
ISBN-10: 1405149906
ISBN-13: 9781405149907
Hinduism: A Reader offers a comprehensive guide to this major world religion through a combination of passages from scriptures and excerpts from the work of leading scholars in the field. Introduces students to the main textual, regional, intellectual, philosophical, historical, and contemporary traditions of the Hindu faith Includes excerpts from both canonical ancient texts and thought-provoking contemporary texts to offer a balanced overview of the religion Features selections that are concise without sacrificing essential material Provides clearly written introductions to each section that
Author: Kim Knott
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: introduction, short, hinduism
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2000-06-15
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0192853872
ISBN-13: 9780192853875
Hinduism is practiced by about eighty percent of India’s population, and by about 30 million people outside India. But how is Hinduism defined, and what basis does the religion have? In this Very Short Introduction, Kim Knott provides clear insight into the beliefs and authority of Hindus and Hinduism, and considers the ways in which it has been affected by colonialism and modernity. Knott offers succinct explanations of Hinduism’s central preoccupations, including the role of contemporary gurus and teachers in the quest for spiritual fulfillment; and the function of regular perfor
Author: Ed Viswanatha
Publisher: Halo Book
Keywords: primer, hinduism, hindu
Number of Pages: 321
Published: 1992-08-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1879904063
ISBN-13: 9781879904064
This gem of a book encapsulates the esoteric wisdom of one of humanity’s oldest religions in an easy-to-understand conversational format. Covering the entire sweep of Hindu belief, answering questions Westerners ask about Hindu practice (like what exactly is the law of Karma and reincarnation? why do Hindu women wear a red dot on their forehead? and why do Hindus worship so many Gods?) answering life’s most enduring questions has been hailed as a much-needed primer to this major religion.
Author: Glyn Richard
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: hinduism, modern, book, source
Number of Pages: 228
Published: 1996-09-23
List price: $44.95
ISBN-10: 0700703179
ISBN-13: 9780700703173
Through a balanced selection of texts with commentaries, this work combines an approach to the renaissance of Hinduism and the reformation of Indian society.
Author: Sharada Sugirtharajah
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: perspective, postcolonial, hinduism, imagining
Number of Pages: 165
Published: 2003-11-14
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0415257441
ISBN-13: 9780415257442
Constructions of Hinduismis an indispensable guide to an immensely significant new understanding of the Hindu faith - that it exists largely as a construct of the Western imagination.
Author: Gregory Kozlowski
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc.
Keywords: spirituality, scriptures, religion, hinduism
Published: 2006-09-15
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 0786164816
ISBN-13: 9780786164813
Hinduism is a very broad term for the religious practices and doctrines of the Indian people. This tradition is believed to have begun in about 1800 BCE with religious poems known as the Vedas. Hinduism is best known in the west through the doctrines of Advaita, the belief that there is only one ultimate reality. Advaitans, however, worshipped a range of icons that represented the separate manifestations of the ultimate Brahman. After the decline of Vedic religion, bhakti devotional cults arose, and remain a predominant form of Hindu worship up through the modern era. The Religion, Scr
