Hinduism: with a New Foreword by Amartya Sen - Softcover

Sen, K. M.

 
9780141018249: Hinduism: with a New Foreword by Amartya Sen
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0141018240 ISBN 13: 9780141018249
Verlag: Penguin, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

K. M. Sen discusses the evolution of Hinduism's central systems of belief and codes of conduct, as well as popular cults and sects such as Bhakti, Tantrika and the mystics of North India, and describes the varying incarnations of its supreme deity, Krishna and Rama among them. He recounts its history from the Indus Valley civilization c.2500 BC and the Vedic age nature gods to its relationship with Buddhism and Jainism and the impact of western culture. And he describes the day-to-day practice of Hinduism - customs, festivals and rituals; the caste system; and its philosophies and exponents. In a new foreword, the author's grandson Amartya Sen brings his work right up to date, examining the role of Hinduism in the world today.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Kshiti Mohan Sen was educated at the traditional Sanskrit schools of Banaras, which had been a centre of Indian learning for many centuries. He mastered Sanskrit and a large collection of modern Indian languages, and also became an expert on Indian religious texts at a young age. Along with a study of folk culture, Sen wrote several volumes on different aspects of Hinduism, including a treatise on the caste system, and a textual study of the position of women in ancient India. Following Kshiti Mohan Sen's death in March 1960, this book was prepared for publication by his grandson, Amartya Sen, who has also contributed a substantial new introduction for this edition.

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Verlag
Penguin
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0141018240
ISBN 13 
9780141018249
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
176
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