Flood, Gavin
The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism
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
- Features four coherent sections covering theoretical issues, textual traditions, science and philosophy, and Hindu society and politics
- Reflects the trend away from essentialist understandings of Hinduism towards tradition and regional-specific studies
- Includes material on Hindu folk religions and stresses the importance of region in analyzing Hinduism
- Ideal for use on university courses.
Keywords: RELIGION / Eastern REL024000
- Author(s)
- Flood, Gavin
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2008
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 599 pages
- Category
- Religions
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9780470998687
- Printed ISBN
- 9780631215356