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Hinduism is practiced by about 80 percent of India's population, and by about 30 million people outside India. But

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0192853872, 9780192853875

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Table of contents :
1. The Scholar and the Devotee
2. Revelation and the Transmission of Knowledge
3. Understanding the Self
4. Divine Heroes: The Epic Tradition
5. The Divine Presence
6. Hinduism, Colonialism, and Modernity
7. Challenges to Hinduism: Women and Dalits
8. Crossing the Black Waters: Hinduism Beyond India
9. Hindui Dharma, Hinduism, and Hinduisms
The Six Philosophical Systems (Darshana)
Timeline
Glossary
Further Reading
References
Index

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