num_pages: 171
description: An authoritative and colorful glimpse into the Hindu world! Succinct and authoritative this detailed introduction to Hinduism brings into grand focus the history peoples traditions and geography of South Asia. David Knipe integrates his own study of the basic Hindu texts with his years of primary research and fieldwork in South Asia. Knipe creates a fivefold model for presenting the rich complexities of the Hindu world offering an absorbing survey of the central Hindu deities myths doctrines rituals sects and personalities. One chapter brings to vivid life the essential features of this fascinating tradition by narrating a single day in the life of a Hindu woman and the life history of a forty-year-old man. Hinduism also features a glossary of Hindu terms and a list of Hindu deities powers and deified heroes providing readers with a precise and colorful understanding of the Hindu pantheon and world view.
language: English
title: Hinduism: Experiments in the Sacred
publisher: Waveland Pr Inc