A Survey of Hinduism

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ISBN: 9780791470817 | 0791470814
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Copyright: 7/5/2007

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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.

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List of Illustrations	p. ix
Preface to the Third Edition	p. xiii
List of Abbreviations	p. xv
Note on Transliteration and Pronunciation	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
Hinduism: Sources and Worldview	p. 15
The Beginnings of Hinduism	p. 17
Hindu Dharma: Orthodoxy and Heresy in Hinduism	p. 30
The Veda: Revelation and Scripture in Hinduism	p. 45
Itihasa Purana: The Heart of Hinduism	p. 59
The Bhagavadgita	p. 74
The World of the Hindu	p. 86
The Many Gods and the One God of Hinduism	p. 101
Trimarga: The Three Hindu Paths to Liberation	p. 119
The Path of Works: Karmamarga	p. 122
Purity and Merit: The Twin Concerns of Karmamarga	p. 136
Samskaras: The Hindu Sacraments	p. 147
The Path of Knowledge: Jnanamarga	p. 156
Atman and Brahman: Self and All	p. 166
Karma, Vidya, Moksa: Liberation from Rebirth	p. 173
The Path of Loving Devotion: Bhaktimarga	p. 181
Lord Visnu and His Devotees	p. 198
Siva: The Grace and the Terror of God	p. 218
Devi: The Divine Mother	p. 232
Mudalvan, Murukan, Mal: The Great Gods of the Tamils	p. 248
The Structural Supports of Hinduism	p. 261
The Divine Presence in Space and Time: Murti, Tirtha, Kala	p. 263
The Hindu Social Order: Caturvarnasramadharma	p. 288
Samnyasa: The Highest Hindu Aspiration	p. 298
Stridharma: The Position of Women in Hinduism	p. 311
Hindu Structures of Thought: The Saddarsanas	p. 325
Hindu Logic and Physics: Nyaya-Vaisesika	p. 333
Hindu Metaphysics and Psychology: Samkhya-Yoga	p. 342
Hindu Theology, Old and New: Mimamsa and Vedanta	p. 351
Hinduism Encountering the "Other"	p. 369
Hinduism and Buddhism	p. 371
Hinduism and Christianity in India	p. 381
Hindus and Muslims in India	p. 394
Hindu Reforms and Reformers	p. 410
Mahatma Gandhi: A Twentieth-Century Karmayogi	p. 429
Hindutva-Hinduism-Hindu dharma	p. 441
Miscellany	p. 455
India and the West	p. 456
Hinduism and Science	p. 466
Hinduism and Ecology	p. 476
Hindu Measures of Time	p. 490
Indian Chronology	p. 497
Maps	p. 509
Notes	p. 513
Glossary	p. 587
Bibliography	p. 611
Index	p. 661
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