Hindus : their religious beliefs and practices / / Julius Lipner.
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| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Library of religious beliefs and practices
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| Physical Description: | x, 426 p. :; map. |
| Notes: | Previously published: 1994. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. About 'Hindu', Hinduism and this book
- Pt. I. Guiding voices
- 2. The voice of scripture as Veda (I) : performing the word
- 3. The voice of scripture as Veda (II) : discerning the word
- 4. The voice of scripture as Veda and 'Veda'
- 5. The voice of tradition : smrti and its divisions (I)
- 6. The voice of tradition : smrti and its divisions (II)
- 7. The voice of tradition : caste and its realities
- 8. The voice of tradition : itihasa and sacred narrative
- 9. The voice of tradition : folklore and the intellectual heritage
- 10. The voice of experience
- Pt. II. Reason and morality
- 11. A story with a tale
- 12. Morality and the person; the belief in karma and rebirth
- Pt. III. Images of time, space, and eternity
- 13. Reckoning time and 'progress'
- 14. the sacred and its forms
- 15. Ways, means and ends
- Concluding postscript.