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.

Chi tiết về thư mục
Tác giả chính: Brockington, J. L.
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 1996.
Phiên bản:2nd ed.
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=9778
Mục lục:
  • 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.