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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810945503321

Titolo

The Hindu world / / edited by Sushil Mittal and Gene Thursby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2004

ISBN

1-134-60875-6

81-7223-179-2

1-280-24408-9

9786610244089

0-203-64470-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (670 p.)

Collana

The Routledge worlds

Altri autori (Persone)

MittalSushil

ThursbyGene R

Disciplina

294.5

Soggetti

Hinduism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 587-625) and index.

Nota di contenuto

On Hinduism and Hinduisms: the way of the banyan / Julius Lipner -- Veda and Upanisad / Laurie L. Patton -- Mahabharata / James L .Fitzgerald -- Ramayana / Robert P. Goldman, Sally J. Sutherland Goldman / Purana / Velcheru Narayana Rao -- Saiva / Gavin Flood -- Sakta / Kathleen M. Erndl -- Vaisnava / Francis X. Clooney, Tony K. Stewart -- Bhakti / David N. Lorenzen -- Dharma / Barbara A. Holdrege -- Artha / Hartmut Scharfe -- Kama / Dermot Killingley -- Moksa / Klaus K. Klostermaier -- Karma / Herman W. Tull -- Samskara / Mary McGee -- Varna and Jati / McKim Marriott -- Asrama / Walter O. Kaelber -- Anna / R.S. Khare -- Grama / Susan S. Wadley -- Alaya / Vasudha Narayanan -- Tirtha / Surinder M. Bhardwaj, James G. Lochtefeld -- Bhasa / Madhav M. Deshpande -- Darsana / John A. Grimes -- Kala / Randy Kloetzli, Alf Hiltebeitel.

Sommario/riassunto

The Hindu World is the most complete, authoritative and up-to-date one-volume guide to Hindu faith and culture available today. With twenty-four dedicated chapters written by the world's leading Hinduism scholars, it elucidates the history, philosophy and practice of one of the world's great religious traditions. The perfect reference for all students of Hinduism, it is ideal for both for introductory-level study and for use



as a definitive reference source. Proving invaluable for its wealth of historical material, in addition, The Hindu World also offers new insights into al