Hinduism (OPUS)

by R.C. Zaehner

Book Overview

Hinduism is both a way of life and a highly organized social and religious system, but in the modern world its essentials, perhaps more than those of any other major religion, are undergoing a process... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019888012X
• ISBN13: 9780198880127
• Release Date: April 1983
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Survey

An excellent survey of the evolution of Hindu cosmological and ontological speculations, theological belief systems and ethical concepts from the Aryan conquest of India to Gandhi and Tagore. The book is both comrhensive in scope and comprhensible to the uninitiated reader. My only complaint is the lack of a glossary of Hindu terms such as Dharma, Karma, Moksha and Bhakti which would have been a real help to the reader unfamiliar with Hindu terminology.

A good starting point for students of Hinduism

This book provides an excellent basic analysis of Hinduism. Hinduism is an incredibly complex religion but Zaehner outlines the important points for the reader.