| Physical description |
xi, 395 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-381) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. I. The nature of Hinduism -- 1. A journey to Mother India -- 2. Tongues of fire of the Vedic sacrificial cult -- 3. The swan, world renunciation, and upanisads -- 4. The way and the structure of life -- 5. The experiential nature of Hinduism -- Pt. II. Nature of devotional and sectarian Hinduism -- 6. The sensual nature of Hinduism -- 7. Embodiment of Visnu on earth -- 8. Divine play, madness, eroticism, and Krishna -- 9. Righteous Rama, untouchables, and sants -- 10. Dance of the ascetic deity Siva -- 11. Feminine thread -- 12. Desire transformed : tantra and saktism -- Pt. III. Issues in modern and contemporary Hinduism -- 13. The world of the goddess : village Hinduism -- 14. Reformers, missionaries, and gurus in modern Hinduism. |
| Subject |
Hinduism.
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Hinduism -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780813540672 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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9780813540689 (paperback: alkaline paper) |
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0813540674 (hardback) |
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0813540682 (paperback) |
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