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Juan Mascaro; Juan Mascaro "The Upanishads" represent for the Hindu approximately what the New Testament represents for the Christian. The earliest of these spiritual treatises, which vary greatly in length, were put down in... | Ghandhi, Mahatma The pieces collected here, with explanatory head notes by Gandhi biographer Louis Fischer, offer the clearest, most thorough portrait of one of the greatest spiritual leaders the world has known. |
Vinay Lal; Borin Van Loon A guide to the key philosophical, literary, mythological and cultural traditions of Hinduism. It explores the complexities of Hinduism's gods and goddesses, its caste system and its views on sex... | |
Stephen Law What is humanism? Can there be morality without God? Without religion, are our lives left without meaning? Stephen Law considers all these questions in this Very Short Introduction. Discussing the... | Kim Knott Presenting an overview of Hinduism, this book offers an analysis of the challenges facing it in the twentieth century. It discusses key preoccupations of Hinduism, such as the centrality of... |
Laurie L. Patton; Simon Brodbeck Recounts the conversation between Arjuna the warrior and his charioteer Krishna, the manifestation of God. This book sets out the lessons Arjuna must learn to change the outcome of the... | Sue Hamilton India has a long, rich, and diverse tradition of philosophical thought. This short introduction emphasizes the diversity of Indian thought, and is structured around six schools, which have achieved classic... |
Wendy Doniger The earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any Indo- European language, the Rig Veda (c. 1200 900... | King, Francis X; Tantra has been defined as "a mystical philosophy" and as "an unorthodox religious tendency". Both definitions are incomplete. While Tantra has mystical,... |
J.D. Smith Presents one of the major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. This book offers a discussion of human goals (artha or purpose, kama or pleasure, dharma or duty, and moksha or... | Utpal K. Banerjee HINDU: Joy of Life in this present new edition is an attempt to simplify the tenets of an age-old religion and to demystify it for the reader of today. Utpal... |
Klaus K. Klostermaier Explaining the origins, beliefs, scriptures and philosophies of Hinduism, this title captures the diversity of rituals and gods that comprise Hinduism. It covers contemporary issues such as the relationship between... | W.J. Johnson The Bhagavad Gita is the best known and most widely read Hindu religious text in the Western world. This new translation is ideal for the non-specialist as well as... |
Patrick Olivelle The Upanisads are the central scriptures of Hinduism, representing some of the most important literary products in the history of Indian culture and religion. This major new... | |