Hindus their religious beliefs and practices / Julius Lipner.

Author/creator Lipner, Julius
Format Electronic
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoAbingdon : Routledge,
Descriptionx, 426 p. : map ; 25 cm.
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SeriesThe library of religious beliefs and practices
Library of religious beliefs and practices. ^A228833
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.
General notePreviously published: 1994.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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