Hinduism in five minutes / edited by Steven W. Ramey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ramey, Steven Wesley, editor.

Series:

Religion in 5 minutes

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hinduism.

Physical Description:

xii, 253 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Sheffield ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2022.

Summary:

"Hinduism in Five Minutes provides an accessible and lively introduction to common questions about the practices, ideas, and narratives commonly identified as Hindu. Suitable for beginning students and the general reader, the book offers more than 70 brief essays on a wide range of fascinating questions about Hinduism and its study"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: General questions

1. Is Hinduism a religion or something else? / Prea Persaud

2. How many people follow Hinduism? / Steven W. Ramey

3. What is the biggest misconception people have about Hinduism? / Maharshi Vyas

4. Do all Hindus speak Hindi? Is Hindi the language of Hindus? / Collin Sibley

5. What are the primary ideas in Hinduism? / Brian K. Pennington

6. Do Hindus follow a particular philosophy? / Thomas B. Ellis

7. What is the ultimate purpose or goal of Hinduism? / Varun Khanna

Beginnings

8. What is the creation story in Hinduism? / Gil Ben-Herut

9. Where and when did Hinduism originate? / Thomas B. Ellis

10. Who founded Hinduism? / Steven W. Ramey

11. Where does the name "Hinduism" come from? / Will Sweetman

12. Where did the different deities come from? / Gil Ben-Herut

13. Where did the concept of caste begin? / Gil Ben-Herut

Development

14. Has Hinduism changed since its creation? / Steven W. Ramey

15. Are there different denominations like Christianity? / Vincent Burgess

16. What are the regional differences in Hinduism across India? / Bhakti Mamtora

17. How does someone become a guru? / Antoinette E. DeNapoli

18. Does violent extremism exist in Hinduism? / Jimi Wilson

19. Did Hinduism change drastically because of the British occupation of India? / Varun Khanna

20. How has Hinduism changed with India's modernization? / Richard S. Weiss

21. How has the internet changed Hinduism today? / Prea Persaud

Texts and stories

22. How many "sacred texts" does Hinduism have? / Steven W. Ramey

23. What are the Vedas? / Varun Khanna

24. Was reincarnation included in the texts that Hindus follow? / Gil Ben-Herut

25. What are the most important stories in Hinduism? / Jennifer B. Saunders

26. Some guy dressed in an orange robe gave me a copy of the Bhagavad Gita. Was he Hindu? / Susan Prill

27. What is the Bhagavad Gita? / Vincent Burgess

28. Can things be added to Hindu texts? / Bhakti Mamtora

29. How do Hindus learn the stories of Hinduism? / Katherine C. Zubko

Gods and goddesses

30. How many gods are in Hinduism? / Vasudha Narayanan

31. Which deities are most popular? / Vasudha Narayanan

32. What does each god represent? / Thomas B. Ellis

33. Why do the images of some gods or goddesses have unusual features, like an elephant's head or a monkey's tail? / Susan Prill

34. Is the Hindu goddess a feminist? / Antoinette E. DeNapoli

35. Are all the gods equal in ranking, or do they have different levels of importance? / Steven W. Ramey

Personal practices

36. What are the daily practices that Hindus try to follow? / Bhakti Mamtora

37. What are the moral codes of Hindus? / Maharshi Vyas

38. How does one become a follower of Hinduism typically? / Steven W. Ramey

39. What does someone have to believe to be a Hindu? / Richard S. Weiss

40. Do Hindus still have arranged marriages? / Susan Prill

41. Why do Hindus not eat beef? / Will Sweetman

42. How does caste affect what a person does? / Brian K. Pennington

43. What is the meaning of the mark on the forehead? / Steven W. Ramey

44. What does a guru do in Hinduism? / Joanne Punzo Waghorne

Rituals and worship

45. Are there any ceremonies that Hindus hold very sacred? / Thomas B. Ellis

46. How is caste determined? / Maharshi Vyas

47. Is yoga important in Hinduism? / Susan Prill

48. What are significant holidays or festivals for Hindus? / Steven W. Ramey

49. What does worship in Hinduism look like? / Katherine C. Zubko

50. Do Hindus think they pray to idols rather than a god figure? / Aarti Patel

51. With so many gods and goddesses in Hinduism, how can a Hindu manage to worship all of them? / Steven W. Ramey

52. Does Hinduism have a weekly time of worship, like mass? / Prea Persaud

53. Is the temple a central location for worship? If not, what is the central place of worship? / Aarti Patel

54. Is the design or architecture of temples important? / Aarti Patel

Hindus in relation to non-Hindus

55. Is it hard for Hindus to practice in places that have other dominant religions? / Alexander Rocklin

56. How do Hindus live in Muslim countries like Pakistan, if any do? / Jurgen Schaflechner

57. Why is there conflict between Hinduism and Islam? / Bhakti Mamtora

58. What is the main difference between Hinduism and the more popular religions in America? / Michael J. Altman

59. What do Hindus think about Christianity? / Will Sweetman

60. Can someone who is not Hindu visit a temple? If so, how should they dress and act? / Brian K. Pennington

61. Do people who are not Hindu have a caste? / Collin Sibley

Contemporary issues

62. What are some values taught to children? / Varun Khanna

63. Do you have to be Indian to be Hindu? / Collin Sibley

64. How do Hindus respond to environmental issues? / Vincent Burgess

65. Do women and men have equality in Hinduism? / Antoinette E. DeNapoli

66. Did women have to jump into the fire when their husbands died? / Brian K. Pennington

67. What is the Hindu response to people who identify as LGBTQ? / Maharshi Vyas

68. Why is there discrimination based on caste? / Richard S. Weiss

69. As India continues to grow and become a more developed country, will Hinduism remain the leading religion? / Steven W. Ramey

70. Is Hinduism more peaceful than other religions? / Jurgen Schaflechner

71. Why does Hinduism seem to have spread less around the world than other major religions? / Prea Persaud.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hinduism in five minutes

ISBN:

9781800502390

1800502397

9781800502406

1800502400

OCLC:

1332952957

Publisher Number:

99992394608