1 option
Hinduism : a religion to live by / Nirad C. Chaudhuri.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chaudhuri, Nirad C., 1897-1999.
- Series:
- Oxford India paperbacks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hinduism.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 340 pages ; 20 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Delhi : Oxford University Press, 1996.
- Summary:
- This now-classic book provides a description and interpretation of Hinduism, focusing particularly on the religious psychology and behavior of Hindus. Rejecting familiar assumptions about early Hinduism, Chaudhuri provides illuminating insights into its formative influences and examines temple and image worship as well as the three major cults of Siva, Krishna, and the Mother Goddess.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-332) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0195640136
- OCLC:
- 35968248
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.