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Product details:
- Publisher Oxford Paperbacks
- Date of Publication 24 February 2000
- ISBN 9780192853875
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages160 pages
- Size 179x112x9 mm
- Weight 125 g
- Language English
- Illustrations halftones, line drawings, maps 0
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Short description:
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.
Long description:
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.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
very readable and certainly most helpful, with a new and original perspective conveyed in a succinct introductory style.
Table of Contents:
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
Hindui Dharma, Hinduism, and Hinduisms
The Six Philosophical Systems (Darshana)
Timeline
Glossary
Further Reading
References
Index
