The sacred thread : Hinduism in its continuity and diversity /

This classic introduction to Hinduism, now updated and including 14 illustrations of the Hindu deities, takes the Western reader through the concepts of the Hindu faith, from its Vedic origins to its present development.

Библиографические подробности
Главный автор: Brockington, J. L.
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Язык:английский
Опубликовано: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 1996.
Редактирование:2nd ed.
Online-ссылка:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=9778
Оглавление:
  • Prehistory of Hinduism
  • Impersonal trends
  • Theistic trends
  • Unorthodox movements
  • The orthodox synthesis
  • Sectarian developments
  • Bhakti in the South
  • Bhakti in the North
  • Revival and reform
  • Tradition triumphant.