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The a to Z of Hinduism
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2001
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With a history of over three and a half millennia, and over 800 million adherents, Hinduism is one of the world's largest and most diverse religious traditions. This book presents the Hindu religious tradition's major events, individuals, texts, sects, and concepts in the context of its historical development through various periods. In addition, sacred Hindu pilgrimage sites, the rituals performed as religious practices, the manifestations of Hindu religious sensibilities in biography, art, the caste system of social organization, mythology, and the theories of salvation developed through the history of Hinduism are also presented. A pronunciation guide to Sanskrit and Tamil, and a chronology of the history of Hinduism are included.
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Edition
1/2001
Copyright year
2001
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-4070-6
ISBN-Online
978-1-4616-7189-3
Publisher
Scarecrow, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
257
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Chronology No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 18
The Dictionary No access Pages 19 - 256
About the Author No access Pages 257 - 257
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