Hinduism: A Very Short Introduction [Paperback ed.] 0198745540, 9780198745549

Hinduism is practised by about 80% of India's population, and by about 30,000,000 people outside India. But how is

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Hinduism: A Very Short Introduction [Paperback ed.]
 0198745540, 9780198745549

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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