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Hinduism : a very short introduction

Author: Kim Knott
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Series: Very short introductions.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Hinduism is practiced by about 80 percent of India's population, and by about 30 million people outside India. But how is Hinduism defined, and what basis does the religion have? In this Very Short Introduction, Kim Knott provides clear insight into the beliefs and authority of Hindus and Hinduism, and considers the ways in which it has been affected by colonialism and modernity. The author also considers the  Read more...
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Knott, Kim.
Hinduism.
Oxford : New York : Oxford University Press, 2000
(OCoLC)606099864
Online version:
Knott, Kim.
Hinduism.
Oxford : New York : Oxford University Press, 2000
(OCoLC)607058203
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Kim Knott
ISBN: 0585168032 9780585168036 0192853414 9780192853417 0192853872 9780192853875
OCLC Number: 38270792
Description: 140 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm.
Contents: The scholar and the devotee --
Revelation and the transmission of knowledge --
Understanding the self --
Divine heroes: the epic tradition --
The divine presence --
Hinduism, colonialism, and modernity --
Challenges to Hinduism: women and dalits --
Crossing the black waters: Hinduism beyond India --
Hindu dharma, Hinduism, and Hinduisms.
Series Title: Very short introductions.
Responsibility: Kim Knott.
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Hinduism is practiced by about 80 percent of India's population, and by about 30 million people outside India. But how is Hinduism defined, and what basis does the religion have? In this Very Short Introduction, Kim Knott provides clear insight into the beliefs and authority of Hindus and Hinduism, and considers the ways in which it has been affected by colonialism and modernity. The author also considers the challenges posed to Hinduism at the end of the twentieth century as it spreads far beyond India, and as concerns are raised about issues such as dowry, death, caste prejudice, and the place of women in Hindu society.

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