Hindus Their Religious Beliefs and Practices |
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| Author:
| Lipner, Julius |
| Series title: | Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-05181-1 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1994 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $150.00 |
Book Description:
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Hinduism, a major religion for well over 3000 years, has played a crucial role in the rise of two other widespread religions: Buddhism and Sikhism. Hindus now comprise about eighty percent of the Indian sub-continent's population, totalling more than 600 million people. Over the last 150 years an unprecedented number of Indians, a vast majority of them Hindus, have emigrated to Europe, North America, Africa, the Middle East and Australasia, resulting in the increasing scope of their...
More DescriptionHinduism, a major religion for well over 3000 years, has played a crucial role in the rise of two other widespread religions: Buddhism and Sikhism. Hindus now comprise about eighty percent of the Indian sub-continent's population, totalling more than 600 million people. Over the last 150 years an unprecedented number of Indians, a vast majority of them Hindus, have emigrated to Europe, North America, Africa, the Middle East and Australasia, resulting in the increasing scope of their religion. This is both a rigorous yet highly readable introduction to Hinduism, its evolution, its multidimensional nature, and influences.