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- Title The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism
- Binding Papeback
- Edition Brand New
- Condition New
- Pages 624
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Blackwell Publishing , Malden, MA, U.S.A.
- Date pp. 616 Index
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 6444390
- ISBN 9781405132510 / 1405132515
- Weight 2.43 lbs (1.10 kg)
- Dimensions 9.6 x 8.38 x 1.76 in (24.38 x 21.29 x 4.47 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Hindu
- Dewey Decimal Code 294.5
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From the rear cover
An ideal resource for courses on Hinduism or world religions, this accessible volume spans the entire field of Hindu studies. It provides a forum for the best scholars in the world to make their views and research available to a wider audience.
- Comprehensively covers the textual traditions of Hinduism
- Includes material on Hindu folk religions and stresses the importance of region in analyzing Hinduism
- Reflects the current move away from essentialist understandings of Hinduism towards tradition and regional-specific studies
- Features four coherent sections covering theoretical issues, textual traditions, science and philosophy, and Hindu society and politics.