The Development of HinduismThis book is a study of development of Hinduism from the ashes of Vedic religion under various influences of local and foreign religions and philosophies. Under the strangle of atheistic sciences of Buddhism and Jainism the reeling Vedics found new resources from the monotheistic religion of Christianity brought in by St.Thomas along with other local religions, cults, hero worship and occult practices. It deals extensivly on the formation of Vaisnavism of today and the real philosophy and purport of Krishna cults. |
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Contents
THE VEDIC RELIGION | 1 |
THE PROBLEM OF THE DATE OF RIG VEDA CHAPTER 3 TIME LINE | 43 |
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SANSKRIT | 90 |
POST CHRISTIAN HINDU GODS | 104 |
THE DEVELOPMENT OF MONOTHEISM AND THE DOCTRINES OF KARMA AND REINCARNATION | 109 |
PURANAS TEMPLES AND THEIR DATES | 125 |
THE DECLINE OF VEDISM AND THE THE RISE OF RATIONALISM | 137 |
THE COMING OF THOMAS | 155 |
VAISHNAVISM | 207 |
THE CONCEPT OF AGES | 212 |
THE CONCEPT OF AVATARS | 221 |
GITA AS IT | 325 |
KALKI AVATAR | 366 |
SAIVISM | 378 |
SAKTISM | 402 |
KALABHRA INTERREGNUM | 417 |
Common terms and phrases
According Agni ancient Arjuna Aryan Asuras avatar became Bhagavān Bhagavata Brahma Brahmins Buddha Buddhism called century Christian civilization concept creation cult culture Daityas Dānavas death deity demon Devas Devi devotees dharma divine Dravidian Dwaraka earth eternal evidence evil existence Father fight Gita Gnostic goddess gods Greek Hayagriva Hindu Hinduism human hymns incarnation Indra Indus Valley inscriptions Jain Jainism Jesus Kalabhra Kali Yuga Kalki Kalpa Karma Kerala killed king Kingdom known Krishna language later legend Lord Vishnu Mahabali Mahabharata Manu Matsya monotheism myth Narasimha origin Pallavas period person Radha Rama Ramayana Ravana religion religious Rig Veda ritual river Rudra sacrifice Saivism Saivite Sanskrit script scriptures Shiva Siva soul South India spirit story Supreme Tamil Tantra Temple texts theology Thomas Thou tradition Trinity universe Upanishads Vaishnavism Vaishnavites Vamana Varaha Vasudeva Vedic Vedic religion Vedism verses Vishnu Purana word worship written Yajur-Veda
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Development of Hinduism |
| Author | M. M. Ninan |
| Publisher | Madathil Mammen Ninan, 2008 |
| ISBN | 1438228201, 9781438228204 |
| Length | 432 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Hinduism / History |
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