Introducing Hinduism

Höfundur: Hillary P. Rodrigues (Útgáfa: 3)
Introducing Hinduism

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Introducing Hinduism is an invaluable resource for those seeking an authoritative and comprehensive academic overview of the key tenets and diverse practices of Hinduism, past and present. This third edition includes substantial treatments of Tantra, South India, politics, and gender, as well as expanded discussions of Western configurations of Hinduism as in postural yoga and neo-nondual spirituality, and Hinduism in popular culture.

Its lively presentation features: updated case studies, photographs, and scenarios that invite the reader into the lived world of Hinduism; introductory summaries, key points, discussion questions, and recommended reading lists at the end of each chapter; narrative summaries of the great epics and other renowned Hindu myths and lucid explanations of complex Indian philosophical teachings, including Sankhya, Vedanta, and Kashmir Saivism; and a glossary, timeline, and pronunciation guide for an enhanced learning experience.

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Útgefandi
Taylor & Francis
ISBN
9781040329108
Print ISBN
9780367676926
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
3
Höfundar
Hillary P. Rodrigues
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2025-04-30
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
2
Afritunar takmörkun
2

Kaflar

  • Cover Page
  • Half-Title Page
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication Page
  • Contents
  • List of illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface to the third edition
  • A note on transliteration
  • Preliminary guidelines on pronunciation
  • Introduction
  • Preamble
  • “Hinduism,” “Hindu,” and “India” defined
  • The geographical distribution of Hindus
  • A note about statistics
  • The Indian subcontinent
  • The Indus Valley Civilization
  • A note on dates
  • The Āryans
  • Āryan and non-Āryan influences
  • A brief history of Hinduism
  • 1 Vedic religion and the Sanskrit language
  • The Vedic saṃhitās
  • Vedic deities
  • Ṛta and the cosmic order
  • The Brāhmaṇas
  • Vedic rituals (yajña)
  • Soma
  • The Āraṇyakas
  • The Upaniṣads
  • Ātman and Brahman
  • Śruti and smṛti
  • Other Vedic literature
  • The Sanskrit language
  • Pāṇinī and the Aṣṭādhyāyī
  • The sphoṭa theory of language
  • Mantra and the theology of sound
  • 2 Karma, time, and cosmology
  • Hindu conceptions of time and creation
  • The Hindu calendar
  • The Hindu universe
  • Karma, saṃsāra, and reincarnation
  • Mokṣa
  • 3 Hindu social organization and values
  • Dharma and the Dharma Śāstras
  • The four classes of Hindu society
  • The caste system
  • The Untouchables
  • Purity and pollution
  • Auspiciousness and inauspiciousness
  • 4 Dharma and the individual
  • Hindu rites of passage (saṃskāra)
  • The four goals/aims and the four stages of life
  • Women in Hinduism
  • 5 Indian philosophical schools
  • The wandering philosophers
  • Orthodox versus heterodox schools
  • The heterodox philosophies
  • The six orthodox systems
  • 6 The Epics, Bhagavad Gītā, and the rise of bhakti
  • The Epics (Itihāsa)
  • The householder versus the renouncer
  • The Bhagavad Gītā
  • The Bhagavad Gītā's three yogas
  • South Indian Hinduism and the rise of devotionalism
  • The Ālvārs and the Nāyanārs
  • 7 Major Hindu sects, deities, and Purāṇic myths
  • The Purāṇas
  • The decline of the Vedic deities
  • Śaivism
  • Some noteworthy Śaiva schools
  • Śaiva deities: Iconography, myths, and festivals
  • Vaiṣṇavism
  • Some noteworthy Vaiṣṇava schools
  • Vaiṣṇava deities: Iconography, myths, and festivals
  • Śāktism
  • Some noteworthy modes of Śāktism
  • Śākta deities: Iconography, myths, and festivals
  • Other deities
  • 8 The Hindu temple and worship rituals
  • A note on orthodoxy
  • Domestic worship and pūjā
  • Darśana and temple worship
  • The Hindu temple
  • Some noteworthy temples
  • Sacred specialists
  • Hindu pilgrimage
  • 9 Tantra
  • The origins of Tantra
  • Characteristic elements of Hindu Tantra
  • Tantric Śaivism in Kashmir
  • Kuṇḍalinī Yoga
  • The Left Hand Path
  • Goddesses and women in Tantra
  • Symbolism of Tantric mantras and yantras
  • 10 Colonization and reform
  • Early critiques of Hinduism and its responses
  • Islam in India (a brief history)
  • Hinduism under Islam
  • Religious syncretism in North India
  • The British in India (a brief history)
  • Hindu responses to Christianity
  • Hinduism and politics
  • 11 Transnational Hinduism in Asia
  • Hinduism in Nepal
  • Hinduism in Southeast Asia
  • Hinduism in Indonesia
  • Hinduism in other Asian countries
  • 12 Hinduism and the West
  • Transnational Hinduism
  • Hinduism for the West
  • Hinduism as or within universalistic religion
  • 13 Contemporary configurations and issues
  • Hinduism and humanism
  • Noteworthy organizations in contemporary Hinduism
  • Hinduism and other religions
  • Hinduism and modernity
  • Appendix I: A timeline on Hinduism
  • Appendix II: Pronunciation guide and glossary
  • Index