An Introduction to HinduismParticular emphasis is given to the tantric traditions, which have been so influential; to Hindu ritual, which is more fundamental to the life of the religion than are specific beliefs or doctrines; and to Dravidian influences from south India. An introduction to Hinduism examines the ideas of dharma, particularly in relation to the ideology of kingship, caste and world renunciation. Dr Flood also introduces some debates within contemporary scholarship about the nature of Hinduism. |
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this book should be abolished from internet. It hearts to Indian as well as Hinduism.
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All 6 reviews »This book has a lot of misconceptions, wrong dates, and biases which lead to an incorrect comprehensive of Hinduismm
Contents
Points of departure | 5 |
Ancient origins | 23 |
Dharma | 51 |
Yoga and renunciation | 75 |
Narrative traditions and early Vaisnavism | 103 |
The love of Visnu | 128 |
Saiva and tantric religion | 148 |
The Goddess and Sakta traditions | 174 |
Hindu ritual | 198 |
Hindu theology and philosophy | 224 |
Hinduism and the modern world | 250 |
Notes | 274 |
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| Title | An Introduction to Hinduism An Introduction to Hinduism, Gavin D. Flood Introduction to Religion |
| Author | Gavin D. Flood |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 1996 |
| ISBN | 0521438780, 9780521438780 |
| Length | 341 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Buddhism / General Religion / Eastern Religion / Hinduism / General |
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