Introducing Hinduism
3rd Edition
Published on 30. April 2025
458 pages
978-1-040-32896-5 (ISBN)
Description
Introducing Hinduism is an invaluable resource for those seeking an authoritative and comprehensive academic overview of the key tenets and diverse practices of Hinduism, past and present. This third edition includes substantial treatments of Tantra, South India, politics, and gender, as well as expanded discussions of Western configurations of Hinduism as in postural yoga and neo-nondual spirituality, and Hinduism in popular culture. Its lively presentation features: updated case studies, photographs, and scenarios that invite the reader into the lived world of Hinduism; introductory summaries, key points, discussion questions, and recommended reading lists at the end of each chapter; narrative summaries of the great epics and other renowned Hindu myths and lucid explanations of complex Indian philosophical teachings, including Sankhya, Vedanta, and Kashmir Saivism; and a glossary, timeline, and pronunciation guide for an enhanced learning experience.
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Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
59 Halftones, black and white; 59 Illustrations, black and white
File size
13,65 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-32896-5 (9781040328965)
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Hillary P. Rodrigues
Introducing Hinduism
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04/2025
3rd Edition
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Introducing Hinduism
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Routledge
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Previous edition
Hillary P. Rodrigues
Introducing Hinduism
E-Book
01/2023
1st Edition
Taylor and Francis
€86.99
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Person
Hillary P. Rodrigues (he/him) is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the University of Lethbridge, Canada. His many authored and edited works include Ritual Worship of the Great Goddess (SUNY 2003), Studying Hinduism in Practice (Routledge 2011), and Introduction to the Study of Religion (Routledge 2023).
Content
Introduction 1. Vedic Religion and the Sanskrit Language 2. Karma, Time, and Cosmology 3. Hindu Social Organization and Values 4. Dharma and the Individual 5. Indian Philosophical Schools 6. The Epics, Bhagavad-Gita, and the Rise of Bhakti 7. Major Hindu Sects, Deities, and Pura?ic Myths 8. The Hindu Temple and Worship Rituals 9. Tantra 10. Colonization and Reform 11. Transnational Hinduism in Asia 12. Hinduism and the West 13. Contemporary Configurations and Issues
