num_pages: 352
description: This now-classic book provides a description and interpretation of Hinduism, focusing particularly on the religious psychology and behavior of Hindus. Rejecting familiar assumptions about early Hinduism, Chaudhuri provides illuminating insights into its formative influences and examines templeand image worship as well as the three major cults of Siva, Krishna, and the Mother Goddess.
language: English
title: Hinduism: A Religion to Live By
titlecomplete: Hinduism: A Religion to Live By
genres: Hinduism, Religion
ratings_count: 27
publisher: Oxford University Press