Hinduism : a very short introduction
Bookreader Item Preview
Share or Embed This Item
- Publication date
- 2000
- Topics
- Hinduism, Hinduismus, Hindoeïsme, Einführung, Hindoeisme, Einfuhrung
- Publisher
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press
- Collection
- printdisabled; internetarchivebooks
- Contributor
- Internet Archive
- Language
- English
140 pages : 18 cm
Hinduism is practiced by about 80 percent of India's population, and by about 30 million people outside India. But how is Hinduism defined, and what basis does the religion have? In this Very Short Introduction, Kim Knott provides clear insight into the beliefs and authority of Hindus and Hinduism, and considers the ways in which it has been affected by colonialism and modernity. The author also considers the challenges posed to Hinduism at the end of the twentieth century as it spreads far beyond India, and as concerns are raised about issues such as dowry, death, caste prejudice, and the place of women in Hindu society
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-133) and index
The scholar and the devotee -- Revelation and the transmission of knowledge -- 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 -- Hindu dharma, Hinduism, and Hinduisms -- Appendix: The six philosophical systems (Darshana) -- Timeline -- Glossary
Hinduism is practiced by about 80 percent of India's population, and by about 30 million people outside India. But how is Hinduism defined, and what basis does the religion have? In this Very Short Introduction, Kim Knott provides clear insight into the beliefs and authority of Hindus and Hinduism, and considers the ways in which it has been affected by colonialism and modernity. The author also considers the challenges posed to Hinduism at the end of the twentieth century as it spreads far beyond India, and as concerns are raised about issues such as dowry, death, caste prejudice, and the place of women in Hindu society
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-133) and index
The scholar and the devotee -- Revelation and the transmission of knowledge -- 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 -- Hindu dharma, Hinduism, and Hinduisms -- Appendix: The six philosophical systems (Darshana) -- Timeline -- Glossary
Notes
skewed text on some pages
- Access-restricted-item
- true
- Addeddate
- 2019-12-27 08:27:11
- Boxid
- IA1756224
- Camera
- Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control)
- Collection_set
- printdisabled
- External-identifier
- urn:lcp:hinduismveryshor0000knot:epub:f1b7c2ac-57aa-4004-b4d2-3f87a63efe22
urn:lcp:hinduismveryshor0000knot:lcpdf:4156c1d0-50e6-4cc6-8c40-a6feaaa84f4f
- Foldoutcount
- 0
- Identifier
- hinduismveryshor0000knot
- Identifier-ark
- ark:/13960/t2899db18
- Invoice
- 1652
- Isbn
- 0585168032
9780585168036
0192853414
9780192853417
0192853872
9780192853875
9780195678710
0195678710
- Lccn
- 98010944
- Noindex
- true
- Ocr_converted
- abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.37
- Ocr_module_version
- 0.0.21
- Old_pallet
- IA17317
- Openlibrary_edition
- OL7384539M
- Openlibrary_work
- OL1843351W
- Page_number_confidence
- 91
- Page_number_module_version
- 1.0.3
- Pages
- 166
- Ppi
- 300
- Republisher_date
- 20200104121526
- Republisher_operator
- associate-jayann-eneldas@gmail.com
- Republisher_time
- 503
- Scandate
- 20191227100935
- Scanner
- station11.cebu.archive.org
- Scanningcenter
- cebu
- Scribe3_search_catalog
- isbn
- Scribe3_search_id
- 9780192853875
- Source
- removedNEL
- Tts_version
- 3.2-rc-2-g0d7c1ed
- Worldcat (source edition)
- 38270792
- Full catalog record
- MARCXML
comment
Reviews
There are no reviews yet. Be the first one to write a review.
65 Views
1 Favorite
DOWNLOAD OPTIONS
No suitable files to display here.
IN COLLECTIONS
Books for People with Print Disabilities Internet Archive BooksUploaded by station11.cebu on