Title: Anthology of world scriptures /
Authors: Van Voorst, Robert E.
Publisher: Thomson Wadsworth,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Sacred books
Contents: 1. Scripture Among the World's Religions. 2. Hinduism. Introduction. Overview of Structure. Contemporary Use. Historical Origin and Development. Teaching Aditi and the Birth of the Gods (Rig-Veda 10.72) -- Two Philosophical Views of Creation (Rig-Veda 10.129; Brihad-Aranyaka Upanishad 1.4.1-7) -- The God Indra (Rig-Veda 2.12) -- Rudra and Shiva (Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.1-13) -- ''That You Are'' (Chandogya Upanishad 6.1-2, 9-11) Ethics Sin and Forgiveness (Rig-Veda 7.86) -- The Three Da's (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 5.2) -- The Way of Asceticism (Mundaka Upanishad 2.1-3, 5-8, 10-13) -- Stages of Life for a Twice-Born Man (Laws of Manu 2.69-74, 191-201; 3.1-19; 6.1-9, 33-49) -- The Life of Women (Laws of Manu 3.55-60; 5.147-165) -- Organization Creation and the Caste System (Rig-Veda 10.90) -- The Four Castes (Institutes of Vishnu 2-1.17) -- The Outcastes (Laws of Manu 10.51-57) -- Ritual and Meditation The Gayatri Mantra (Rig-Veda 3.62.10) -- Devotion to Agni in Prayer and Sacrifice (Rig-Veda 1.1; Agni-Brahmana 1.1-19) -- Soma (Rig-Veda 8.48) -- Marriage (Rig-Veda 10.85.20-47) -- Cremation (Rig-Veda 10.16) -- Charms and Spells (Atharva-Veda 6.20; 7.70; 6.9; 3.16) -- Chanting of Om (Chandogya Upanishad 1.1.1-10) -- The Practice of Yoga (Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.8-15) -- Selections from the Bhagavad Gita Two Tamil Poets, Appar and Tukaram [Appar:] -- Confession of Sin The Presence of God [Tukaram:] -- Waiting The Burden of the Past.