Saturday, 24. May 2008
The Life of Hinduism
The Life of Hinduism brings together a series of essays - many recognized as classics in the field - that present Hinduism as a vibrant, truly "lived" religion.

Celebrating the diversity for which Hinduism is known, this volume begins its journey in the "new India" of Bangalore, India's Silicon Valley, where global connections and local traditions rub shoulders daily.

Readers are then offered a glimpse into the multifaceted world of Hindu worship, life-cycle rites, festivals, performances, gurus, and castes.

The book's final sections deal with the Hinduism that is emerging in diasporic North America and with issues of identity that face Hindus in India and around the world: militancy versus tolerance and the struggle between owning one's own religion and sharing it with others.

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The Life of Hinduism by John Stratton Hawley & Vasudha Narayanan
University of California Press, 2006 | 343 pages | PDF | 1.2 MB
Category: Books & Magazines Category: Religion & Early Cultures




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