Hinduism: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Hinduism: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780192853875

ISBN-10: 0192853872

ISBN-13: 9780192853875

Edition: 2000

Authors: Kim Knott

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Hinduism is practised by eighty per cent of India's population, and by thirty million people outside India. In this Very Short Introduction, Kim Knott combines a succinct and authoritative overview of a major religion with an analysis of the challenges facing it in the twentieth century. She discusses key preoccupations of Hinduism such as the centrality of the Veda as religious texts, the role of brahmins, gurus, and storytellers in the transmission of divine truths, and the importance of epics such as the Ramayana. Issues such as the place of women and dalits (untouchables) in contemporary society are also addressed, making this book stimulating reading for Hindus and non-Hindus alike.

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List price: $11.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/15/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 4.37" wide x 6.85" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English




The scholar and the devotee



Knowledge and revelation



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


Conclusion: Hind dharma, Hinduism, and Hinduisms