Introducing Hinduism

3. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-0-367-67690-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 458 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 1010 g

Reihe: World Religions

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.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rodrigues, Hillary P.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Hinduismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 Puranic 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

Über Autor(innen)

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).