Being Hindu: Understanding a Peaceful Path in a Violent World

by Hindol Sengupta

Book Overview

Winner of the 2018 Wilbur Award

There are more than one billion Hindus in the world, but for those who don't practice the faith, very little seems to be understood about it. Followers have not only built and sustained the world's largest democracy but have also sustained one of the greatest philosophical streams in the world for more than three thousand years.

So, what makes a Hindu? Why is so little heard from the real practitioners...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442267453
• ISBN13: 9781442267459
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"