Hinduism for dummies
By: by Amrutur V. Srinivasan
Series: For dummies
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780470878583
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Hinduism
Description: Explore the profound history and modern practice of Hinduism. This friendly guide gives you the lowdown on the core beliefs and values shared by Hindus and the diverse deities and practices that represent them.
Notes: Publisher offers downloadable PDFs of the [index][1] and [detailed table of contents][2].


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Table of contents: pagenum: 1
label: Introduction; pagenum: 7
title: Introducing Hinduism
label: Part 1; pagenum: 9
title: A Quick Overview of Hinduism
label: Chapter 1; pagenum: 21
title: From Past to Present - A Condensed History of Hinduism
label: Chapter 2; pagenum: 37
title: Hinduism’s Core Beliefs and Values
label: Chapter 3; pagenum: 51
title: Major Hindu Denominations
label: Chapter 4; pagenum: 65
title: The Structure of Hindu Society
label: Chapter 5; pagenum: 79
title: The Hindu Pantheon and Its Religious Leaders
label: Part 2; pagenum: 81
title: Pantheism to Polytheism - From the One to the Very Many
label: Chapter 6; pagenum: 89
title: Hindu Gods and Goddesses
label: Chapter 7; pagenum: 111
title: The Avatars of Vishnu - The Divine Descent
label: Chapter 8; pagenum: 125
title: Revering the Role of Religious Leadership
label: Chapter 9; pagenum: 141
title: The Sacred Texts
label: Part 3; pagenum: 143
title: The Vedas - Centuries of Accumulated Treasures
label: Chapter 10; pagenum: 155
title: Gaining Higher Knowledge with the Upanishads
label: Chapter 11; pagenum: 169
title: Living with the Epics and Puranas
label: Chapter 12; pagenum: 193
title: The Song of the Lord - The Bhagavad Gita
label: Chapter 13; pagenum: 205
title: Hinduism in Practice
label: Part 4; pagenum: 207
title: Worshipping at Home
label: Chapter 14; pagenum: 221
title: Worshipping at Temples
label: Chapter 15; pagenum: 235
title: Holydays and Festivals
label: Chapter 16; pagenum: 255
title: Cradle to Cremation - The Life-Cycle Rites
label: Chapter 17; pagenum: 269
title: Taking a Pilgrimage
label: Chapter 18; pagenum: 287
title: Delving Deeper into the Hindu Concept of Reality
label: Part 5; pagenum: 289
title: The Six Schools of Thought - The Darshanas
label: Chapter 19; pagenum: 305
title: Vedanta - The End of Knowledge
label: Chapter 20; pagenum: 319
title: The Yogic Path to Salvation
label: Chapter 21; pagenum: 331
title: The Part of Tens
label: Part 6; pagenum: 333
title: Ten Common Questions About Hindus
label: Chapter 22; pagenum: 337
title: Ten Common Prayers
label: Chapter 23; pagenum: 343
title: Ten (Plus) Traditional Mandates
label: Chapter 24; pagenum: 349
label: Index