Defining Hinduism: A Reader (Critical Categories in the Study of Religion)

Defining Hinduism: A Reader (Critical Categories in the Study of Religion)

Defining Hinduism: A Reader (Critical Categories in the Study of Religion)
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Editor: J. E. Llewellyn
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-01-24
ISBN: 0415974496
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Routledge

Summary of Defining Hinduism: A Reader (Critical Categories in the Study of Religion)

Defining Hinduism is concerned not only with what Hinduism is, but also with what it has been, and with the history of the term "Hinduism". Defining Hinduism brings together essays by some of the most influential and interesting scholars working on the religions of South Asia today. The volume also offers a comprehensive general introduction to the subject as well as individual introductions to each of the three parts of the book. This reader will be a valuable tool for the study of the world's third largest religion.

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