Hinduism

by Zaehner, Robert Charles

• ISBN13: 9780198880127
• ISBN10: 019888012X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1983-04-14
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

Hinduism is both a way of life amd a highly organized social and religioussystem, but in the modern world its essentials, perhaps more than those of anyother major religion, are undergoing a process of redefinition.Professor Zaehner's book traces these concepts through the four-thousand yeardevelopment of Hinduism, and explains the enduring foundations from which itcontinues to flourish and grow.This book's great merit is that it conveys the essence of concepts such asmoksha, karma and sanatana dharma to the newcomer without over-simplification.It remains a penetrating interpretation of the multiple facets of Hinduism fromancient times to the present day.

Table of Contents

hinduism	p. i
Note on Transliteration and Pronunciation	p. vi
Introduction	p. 1
Veda	p. 14
Brahman	p. 36
Moksha	p. 57
God	p. 80
Dharma	p. 102
Bhakti	p. 125
Encounter	p. 147
Yudhishthira Returns	p. 170
Bibliography	p. 193
Index	p. 201
More Oxford Paperbacks	p. 211
Buddhism	p. 212
Judaism	p. 213
Past Masters	p. 214
Rethinking Life and Death: The Collapse of our Traditional Ethics	p. 215
OPUS	p. 216
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