TY  - BOOK
AU  - Klostermaier,Klaus K.
TI  - Hinduism: a short introduction 
SN  - 1851682201
AV  - BL1202 .K56 2000
U1  - 294.5 21
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oneworld
KW  - Hinduism
KW  - History
KW  - Hindoe�isme
KW  - gtt
N1  - Originally published: as A short introduction to Hinduism. 1998; 1; Origins of Hinduism --; Sources of Hinduism --; India : the holy land of Hinduism --; Is there a religion called Hinduism - -; 2; The scripture of Hinduism : the Veda --; �Sruti : the Veda as revelation --; Sm�rti : sacred tradition --; Other authoritative literature --; Pram�a�na : interpretation of sacred texts --; The power of the revealed word --; 3; The Vedic ordering of life --; A day in the life of a Hindu --; The four stages of life --; The four var�nas : castes and sub-cates --; 4; Vedic ritual --; The; vedic sacrifice --; The Hindu sacraments --; The meaning of karma --; Revival of vedic ritual --; 5; The heart of Hinduism --; The Pur�a�nas : the bibles of Hinduism --; The Mah�abh�arata : the great epic of India --; The; R�am�aya�na : the Hindus' favorite book --; The Bhagavadg�it�a --; 6; Lord Vi�s�nu --; Vi�s�nu avat�aras --; Image worship and its rationale -; Vai�s�nava sa�mprad�ayas --; 7; �Siva means grace --; The sources of later �Saivism --; �Saiva schools of thought --; �Saiva asceticism --; �Siva in art --; 8; The goddess and her worshippers --; Goddess myths and celebrations --; Tantras and yantras --; The renewal of Goddess worship --; The making of new goddesses --; 9; The wisdom of the Upani�sads --; The four stages of knowledge --; The self and the all : �atman and brahman --; Liberation from rebirth : mok�sa --; The great sayings --; 10; The philosophy of yoga --; The s�a�mkhya system --; The yogas�utras of Pata�njali --; The eightfold practice of yoga --; Reaching kaivalya --; 11; �Sa�nkara and his advaita ved�anta --; The life and achievement of �Sa�nkara --; Advaita ved�anta as philosophy --; Advaita Ved�anta as religion --; 12; Vai�s�nava theistic ved�anta --; The �Ac�aryas of �Sr�ia�ngam --; Vi�si�s�t�advaita : the teachings of R�am�anuja --; Anti-Advaita polemics --; Madhva's dvaita ved�anta --; Vallabha's Pu�s�tim�arga --; A trend towards devotionalism --; 13; Hinduism welcomes modern western ideas -; The first stirrings of Hindu reform : Ram Mohan Roy (1772-1833) and the Brahmo Sa�aj --; An unwilling patron saint of a Hindu missionary movement : Ramakrishna (1834-1886) --; The first modern Hindu monk : Vivekananda (1863-1903) --; A Hindu political saint : Mahatma Gandhi --; 14; Hinduism rejects the modern West --; Dayananda Saraswati's �Arya-Sam�aj --; The first Hindu political party --; Militant Hinduism : the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh --; The Vishwa Hindu Parishad --; 15; New faces of Hinduism --; Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950) --; Aurobindo Ghose (1872-1950) --; Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1977) --; A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (1896-1977) --; �Sr�i Krishnaprem Vair�agi (1898-1965) --; B�ab�as and M�as --; S�athya S�a�i B�ab�a (1926- ) --; �Anandamay�i M�a (1896-1983) --; M�a J�n�an�ananda (1931- ) --; 16; Hinduism and the challenges of today
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