A Survey of Hinduism: First EditionSUNY Press, 1 de gen. 1989 - 649 pàgines This book provides a comprehensive survey of the Hindu tradition, dealing with the history of Hindusim, the sacred writings of the Hindus, the Hindu worldview, and the specifics of the major branches of Hindusim--Vaisnavism, S aivism, and S aktism. 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 philosophio-theological thought. Klostermaier describes the new development of Hinduism in the 19th and 20th centuries, including present-day political Hinduism and the efforts to turn Hinduism into a modern-world religion. A unique feature of this 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. Hindus will recognize it as their own tradition. A glossary and a chronological table are useful additional features. |
Des de l'interior del llibre
Resultats 1 - 5 de 80.
Pàgina 1
... India was a distant and mysterious land to Westerners . Since the Age of Discovery — and it is an interesting coincidence that the discovery of America took place as the result of Europe's search for India— India has become increasingly ...
... India was a distant and mysterious land to Westerners . Since the Age of Discovery — and it is an interesting coincidence that the discovery of America took place as the result of Europe's search for India— India has become increasingly ...
Pàgina 3
... India experience a culture shock , that has not so much to do with the difference in living standards between India and the West — a difference that is rapidly diminishing — but with the different kind of logic of life . Hinduism is ...
... India experience a culture shock , that has not so much to do with the difference in living standards between India and the West — a difference that is rapidly diminishing — but with the different kind of logic of life . Hinduism is ...
Pàgina 4
... India . A great amount has been written , and continues to be written , on Vedic ritual and ancient Indian kingship , topics no doubt of great historic significance but of very marginal relevance today . Similarly , many a book on Hindu ...
... India . A great amount has been written , and continues to be written , on Vedic ritual and ancient Indian kingship , topics no doubt of great historic significance but of very marginal relevance today . Similarly , many a book on Hindu ...
Pàgina 6
... India has always held a great variety of races and cultures within its boundaries , varieties of languages , traditions , gods , and cults . In spite of the emergence of all - India denominations within Hinduism , such as Vaiṣṇavism and ...
... India has always held a great variety of races and cultures within its boundaries , varieties of languages , traditions , gods , and cults . In spite of the emergence of all - India denominations within Hinduism , such as Vaiṣṇavism and ...
Pàgina 8
... India , for most people , is quite unromantic . For the majority of Indians , to provide for the daily necessities , be it in the villages or in the big cities , is an exhausting , competitive task . There is real poverty in India ...
... India , for most people , is quite unromantic . For the majority of Indians , to provide for the daily necessities , be it in the villages or in the big cities , is an exhausting , competitive task . There is real poverty in India ...
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
Frases i termes més freqüents
according Advaita Advaita Vedānta Adyar Ancient India ātman avatāras become Benares Bhagavadgitā bhakti Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan body Bombay brahman Brāhmaṇa Buddhist Calcutta caste century commentary culture darśana Delhi devas developed Devi devotion dharma divine earth Gitā goddess guru HCIP Hindu Hinduism History human hymns Ibid important Indian Philosophy Indra karma king knowledge Kṛṣṇa liberation literature living London Lord Madras Mahābhārata mantra Manusmrti modern Motilal Banarsidass Nyāya Oriental original Oxford political Poona popular prakṛti Publishing House Purāņas puruşa Rāma Ramakrishna Rāmānuja Rāmāyaṇa reality recitation religion religious Reprint Delhi Rgveda ritual S. N. Dasgupta sacred sacrifice Śaiva Śaivism Śaivite Śākta Samkhya sampradaya Śankara Sanskrit Sastri scholars scriptures Śiva social Society South India spiritual Śri śruti supreme Sūtra Swami Tamil teaching temple thought tradition trans translation University Press Upanisads Vaiṣṇava Veda Vedānta Vedic Vişņu Western worship Yoga yogi
Referències a aquest llibre
Status and Sacredness: A General Theory of Status Relations and an Analysis ... Murray Milner Jr. Previsualització limitada - 1994 |
The =Aśrama System: The History and Hermeneutics of a Religious Institution Patrick Olivelle Previsualització limitada - 1993 |