The Hindu world /
Mittal, Sushil.
Thursby, Gene R.
New York : Routledge,
2007.
Introducing the Hindu world: On Hinduism and Hinduisms : the way of the banyan / Julius Lipner -- Oral teachings and textual traditions: Veda and Upaniṣad / Laurie L. Patton. Mahābhārata / James L. Fitzgerald. Rāmāyaṇa / Robert P. Goldman, Sally J. Sutherland Goldman. Purāṇa / Velcheru Narayana Rao -- Theistic and devotional movements: Śaiva / Gavin Flood. Śākta / Kathleen M. Erndl. Vaiṣṇava / Francis X. Clooney, Tony K. Stewart. Bhakti / David N. Lorenzen -- Cosmic order and human goals: Dharma / Barbara A. Holdrege. Artha / Hartmut Scharfe. Kāma / Dermot Killingley. Mokṣa / Klaus K. Klostermaier -- Social action and social structure: Karma / Herman W. Tull. Saṃskāra / Mary McGee. Varṇa and Jāti / McKim Marriott. Āśrama / Walter O. Kaelber -- Vitality in persons and places: Anna / R.S. Khare. Grāma / Susan S. Wadley. Ālaya / Vasudha Narayanan. Tīrtha / Surinder M. Bhardwaj, James G. Lochtefeld -- Linguistic and philosophic analysis: Bhāṣā / Madhav M. Deshpande. Darśana / John A. Grimes. Kāla / Randy Kloetzli, Alf Hiltebeitel.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 587-625) and index.
Originally published as hbk.: 2004.
Hinduism.
Hindu civilization.