| Description |
iv, 425 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Barron's compact studies of world religions |
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Barron's compact studies of world religions.
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| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 396-406. |
| Contents |
Problems in understanding Hinduism -- The Hindu motif -- The Indus valley civilization and the Aryans -- Vedism -- Brahminism -- The religion of the Upanishads -- Materialism, Jainism, Buddhism -- Bhagavata -- Shvetashvatara -- The Smriti tradition -- The early Asika Darshanas -- Vedanta -- Vaishnavism -- Shaivism and Shaktism -- Islam, Christianity, and the West -- Developments in Bhakti -- The nineteenth-century renaissance in Hinduism -- Hinduism and Indian nationalism. |
| Subject |
Hinduism -- History.
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| ISBN |
0812005007 |
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9780812005004 |
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