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Titolo: | The Hindu world / / edited by Sushil Mittal and Gene Thursby |
Pubblicazione: | New York, : Routledge, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (670 p.) |
Disciplina: | 294.5 |
Soggetto topico: | Hinduism |
Altri autori: | MittalSushil ThursbyGene R |
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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | The Hindu world |
ISBN: | 1-134-60875-6 |
81-7223-179-2 | |
1-280-24408-9 | |
9786610244089 | |
0-203-64470-0 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910810945503321 |
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