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- A Survey of Hinduism: Third Edition
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: State University of New York Press
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This third edition of the classic text updates the information contained in the earlier editions, and includes new chapters on the origins of Hinduism; its history of relations with Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam; Hindu science; and Hindu measures of time. The chronology and the bibliography have been updated as well.
A comprehensive survey of the Hindu tradition, the book deals with the history of Hinduism, the sacred writings of the Hindus, the Hindu worldview, and the specifics of the major branches of Hinduism—Vaisnavism, Saivism, and Saktism. It also focuses on the geographical ties of Hinduism with the land of India, the social order created by Hinduism, and the various systems of Hindu thought. Klaus K. Klostermaier describes the development of Hinduism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including present-day political Hinduism and the efforts to turn Hinduism into a modern world religion. A unique feature of the book is its treatment of Hinduism in a topical fashion, rather than by chronological description of the development of Hinduism or by summary of the literature. The complexities of Hindu life and thought are thus made real to the reader, and Hindus will recognize it as their own tradition.
Table of Contents
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- Illustrations
- pp. ix-xi
- Preface to the Third Edition
- p. xiii
- Abbreviations
- pp. xv-xvi
- Note on Transliteration and Pronunciation
- pp. xvii-xviii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-14
- CHAPTER FIVE: The Bhagavadgītā
- pp. 74-85
- CHAPTER SIX: The World of the Hindu
- pp. 86-100
- CHAPTER EIGHT: The Path of Works: Karmamārga
- pp. 122-135
- CHAPTER TEN: Saṃskāras: The Hindu Sacraments
- pp. 147-155
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Lord Viṣṇu and His Devotees
- pp. 198-217
- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Devī: The Divine Mother
- pp. 232-247
- Part IV: Hinduism Encountering the “Other”
- pp. 369-370
- CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: Hinduism and Buddhism
- pp. 371-380
- CHAPTER THIRTY: Hindu Reforms and Reformers
- pp. 410-428
- Part V: Miscellany
- p. 455
- CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE: India and the West
- pp. 456-465
- CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: Hinduism and Science
- pp. 466-475
- CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: Hinduism and Ecology
- pp. 476-489
- CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: Hindu Measures of Time
- pp. 490-496
- CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN: Indian Chronology
- pp. 497-507
- Bibliography
- pp. 611-660
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791480113
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
190680703
Pages
718
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No