Introduction
1. Vedic Religion and the Sanskrit Language
2. Karma, Time, and Cosmology
3. Hindu Social Organization and Values
4. Dharma and the Individual
5. Indian Philosophical Schools
6. The Epics, Bhagavad-Gītā, and the Rise of Bhakti
7. Major Hindu Sects, Deities, and Purāṇic Myths
8. The Hindu Temple and Worship Rituals
9. Tantra
10. Colonization and Reform
11. Transnational Hinduism in Asia
12. Revitalization and Modernity
13. Hinduism and the West
Hillary P. Rodrigues is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Lethbridge, Canada. His many authored and edited works include Studying Hinduism in Practice (Routledge 2011) and Introduction to the Study of Religion (Routledge 2009).
"It should elicit excitement among students to pursue further study
in more advanced courses, while also providing a strong
foundational understanding of Hinduism for those who will never
take an advanced course. There is no magical formula for acheiving
these ends in any course, but I find Rodrigues to be on the right
track...I highly recommend using it as the core textbook around
which to build a semester-long survey of Hinduism." --Jeffrey M.
Brackett, Ball State University, Teaching, Theology, and
Religion
"In this new edition Rodrigues extends his comprehensive approach
to Hinduism’s long history and complex network of sacred stories,
ritual practices, and philosophical thought that he constructed in
the first edition. This new edition weaves case studies of
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into the lived realities of Hindu life. For students and readers
who want to know where to begin in their understanding of Hinduism,
this is the book." Paul B. Courtright, Emory University, USA"This
edition will provide a comprehensive and useful introduction,
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of Hindu Studies, James Madison University, USA"Introducing
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anthropological case studies. It is comprehensive, thorough and
engaging enough for the general reader to get an excellent
grounding in the dauntingly complex web of Hindu traditions." David
McMahan, Franklin and Marshall College, USA
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