Hinduism / edited by Louis Renou.
Series: Great religions of modern manPublisher: New York : G. Braziller, 1962Copyright date: �1961Description: 255 pages ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: -- General characteristics of Hinduism -- Vedism -- Texts of Hinduism -- Practices and beliefs -- Religious sects -- Indian society -- Conclusion -- Selected texts -- A. Sanskrit sources -- B. Non-Sanskritic sources.
Hinduism is presented in this volume in the full sweep of its historical evolution and influence as well as in its integral structure as a way of life. The author presents an extensive selection from the classical texts upon which Hinduism is built and in which its mythology, its beliefs, and its practices are expressed.
