Many Colors of Hinduism A Thematic-Historical Introduction

Name: Many Colors of Hinduism A Thematic-Historical Introduction
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ISBN: 9780813540689

ISBN-10: 0813540682

ISBN-13: 9780813540689

Edition: 2007

Authors: Carl Olson

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This is an introductory text providing a balanced view of the rich religious tradition of Hinduism, acknowledging the full range of its many competing and even contradictory aspects.

Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication date: 9/11/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 408
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.20" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Preface



The Nature of Hinduism



A Journey to Mother India



Tongues of Fire of the Vedic Sacrificial Cult



The Swan, World Renunciation, and Upanisads



The Way and the Structure of Life



The Experiential Nature of Hinduism



Nature of Devotional and Sectarian Hinduism



The Sensual Nature of Hinduism



Embodiment of Visnu on Earth



Divine Play, Madness, Eroticism, and Krishna



Righteous Rama, Untouchables, and Sants



Dance of the Ascetic Deity Siva



Feminine Thread



Desire Transformed: Tantra and Saktism



Issues in Modern and Contemporary Hinduism



The World of the Goddess: Village Hinduism



Reformers, Missionaries, and Gurus in Modern Hinduism


Chronology


Abbreviations


Notes


Index