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- catalog abstract "Hinduism is a vastly complex phenomenon, a world religion with a history of over three thousand years. It has produced men and women who have made outstanding contributions across the range of civilised human behaviour, and played a crucial part in the rise of two other great religions - Buddhism and Sikhism. Julius Lipner was born and raised in India and is able to draw on his own experience of Hindu beliefs and practices to explain what it means to be Hindu in a changing world. Hindus examines the religion as a plural phenomenon - that is, as a family of religions rather than a monolithic entity. The approach is thematic, and the author considers various topicssuch as the status of women - in more than one place and from more than one angle. He also tells and sometimes analyses Hindu stories, stressing the narrative quality of Hindu religion and giving us an insight into the nature of the Hindu phenomenon itself. Hindus will be valuable on more than one level: as a source of instruction, as a basis for discussion, seminars and further study, even as a challenge for further research. It provides a new perspective on what it means to live as a Hindu and enables readers to appreciate this great and marvellous religious phenomenon, its extraordinary richness, and the way it encompasses the diversity of human experience.".
- catalog contributor b4316736.
- catalog created "1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1994.".
- catalog description "1. About 'Hindu', Hinduism and this book -- pt. I. Guiding voices. 2. The voice of scripture as Veda. 3. The voice of scripture as Veda and 'Veda'. 4. The voice of tradition: Varnasrama dharma. 5. The voice of tradition: 'Caste' and narrative. 6. The voice of tradition: Folklore and the intellectual heritage. 7. The voice of experience -- pt. II. Reason and morality. 8. A story with a tail. 9. Morality and the person -- pt. III. Images of time, space and eternity. 10. Modes of reckoning time and 'progress'. 11. The sacred and its forms. 12. Means, ways and ends.".
- catalog description "Hinduism is a vastly complex phenomenon, a world religion with a history of over three thousand years. It has produced men and women who have made outstanding contributions across the range of civilised human behaviour, and played a crucial part in the rise of two other great religions - Buddhism and Sikhism. Julius Lipner was born and raised in India and is able to draw on his own experience of Hindu beliefs and practices to explain what it means to be Hindu in a changing world. Hindus examines the religion as a plural phenomenon - that is, as a family of religions rather than a monolithic entity. The approach is thematic, and the author considers various topicssuch as the status of women - in more than one place and from more than one angle. He also tells and sometimes analyses Hindu stories, stressing the narrative quality of Hindu religion and giving us an insight into the nature of the Hindu phenomenon itself.".
- catalog description "Hindus will be valuable on more than one level: as a source of instruction, as a basis for discussion, seminars and further study, even as a challenge for further research. It provides a new perspective on what it means to live as a Hindu and enables readers to appreciate this great and marvellous religious phenomenon, its extraordinary richness, and the way it encompasses the diversity of human experience.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 362-371) and index.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 375 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0415051819".
- catalog isPartOf "Library of religious beliefs and practices".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : Routledge,".
- catalog subject "BL1202 .L56 1994".
- catalog subject "Hinduism.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. About 'Hindu', Hinduism and this book -- pt. I. Guiding voices. 2. The voice of scripture as Veda. 3. The voice of scripture as Veda and 'Veda'. 4. The voice of tradition: Varnasrama dharma. 5. The voice of tradition: 'Caste' and narrative. 6. The voice of tradition: Folklore and the intellectual heritage. 7. The voice of experience -- pt. II. Reason and morality. 8. A story with a tail. 9. Morality and the person -- pt. III. Images of time, space and eternity. 10. Modes of reckoning time and 'progress'. 11. The sacred and its forms. 12. Means, ways and ends.".
- catalog title "Hindus : their religious beliefs and practices / Julius Lipner.".
- catalog type "text".