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Table of contents :
The ordering of the universe --
The social order --
The crown of the Vedic Age: the Upanishads --
The exposition of life's duties --
The maintenance of the social fabric --
The search for salvation --
The universe of the great epics --
The literary reflection --
The philosophic statement of the tradition --
Sacred history --
In praise of Shiva --
In praise of Vishnu as Krishna and Rāma --
The meetingof Hindu and Muslim devotion --
Acceptance and reform --
Rejection and revival --
Four twentieth century statements.

Polecaj historie

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