| The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism Contributor(s): Flood, Gavin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0631215352 ISBN-13: 9780631215356 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $254.84 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2003 Annotation: This volume presents the most recent scholarly thinking about Hinduism in an accessible way. It provides a forum for the best scholars in the world to make their views and research available to a wider audience. While comprehensively covering the textual traditions of Hinduism, the volume also includes material on Hindu folk religions and stresses the importance of region in analyzing Hinduism. In doing so, it reflects the current move away from essentialist understandings of Hinduism and towards traditionally and regionally specific studies. The "Companion" as a whole spans the entire field of Hindu studies and is divided into four coherent sections: theoretical issues, textual traditions, theologies, and Hindu society and politics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Hinduism - General - Religion | Eastern |
| Dewey: 294.5 |
| LCCN: 2002071220 |
| Series: Blackwell Companions to Religion |
| Physical Information: 1.95" H x 7.12" W x 9.82" (2.69 lbs) 616 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Hindu |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An ideal resource for courses on Hinduism or world religions, this accessible volume spans the entire field of Hindu studies. It provides a forum for the best scholars in the world to make their views and research available to a wider audience.
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