Hinduism : a cultural perspective
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Hinduism : a cultural perspective
Prentice Hall, c1993
2nd ed
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  Yamagata
  Fukushima
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  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
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  United States of America
Note
Bibliography: p. 190-193
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
An overview of the Hindu religious tradition, and a description of the essence of the Hindu vision of reality, this book deals both historically and analytically with the many faces of Hindu culture, art, mythology, ritual and social structure. The concepts of dharama (social duty) and moksha (release from the material and social world) are given equal emphasis, and the conflicts between them are examined.
Table of Contents
I. AN OVERVIEW OF THE HINDU TRADITION.
1. Introduction: Benares.
2. History.
3. Dissent within the Hindu Religious Tradition.
4. Hinduism and the Arts.
II. AN ANALYSIS OF THE HINDU TRADITION.
5. Central Hindu Beliefs.
6. Worship in the Hindu Tradition.
7. Sacred Female Imagery and Women's Religious Experience in Hinduism.
8. Hindu Social Structure.
9. Symbols and Structures: A Concluding Analysis.
Bibliography.
Glossary.
Index.
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