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Hinduism : a very short introduction / Kim Knott.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Knott, Kim, author.
- Series:
- Very short introductions.
- Very short introductions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hinduism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations, maps.
- Edition:
- 2nd edition.
- Place of Publication:
- [Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- Hinduism is practised by about 80% of India's population, and by about 30,000,000 people outside India. But how is Hinduism defined, and what basis does the religion have? This work gives concise insights into the central preoccupations of Hinduism.
- Contents:
- The scholar and the devotee
- Revelation and the transmission of knowledge
- Understanding the self
- Divine heroes : the epic tradition
- The divine presence
- Hinduism, colonialism, and modernity
- Challenges to Hinduism : women and dalits
- Crossing the black waters : Hinduism beyond India
- Hindu dharma, Hinduism, and Hinduisms
- Appendix: The six philosophical systems (darshana)
- Timeline
- Glossary.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 19, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-106271-5
- 0-19-106270-7
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