Virtue, Success, Pleasure, and Liberation: The Four Aims of Life in the Tradition of Ancient India
Danielou, an Orientalist and musicologist who lived in India for more than 20 years and is a leading Hindu scholar as well, provides a sympathetic presentation of the way Hindu society coped with racial and cultural diversity. Danielou rejects Western perspectives of democracy and alleged equality by presenting Indian social thought and order on their own terms. His book is important not only because it shows Hinduism as traditional Indians see it but because it clarifies Western culture and cultural imperialism by examining a different set of assumptions. Highly recommended for seminary, academic, and large public libraries.Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.