Hindus: their religious beliefs and practices

1. About 'Hindu', Hinduism and this book -- Pt. I. Guiding voices -- 2. The voice of scripture as Veda (I) : performing the word -- 3. The voice of scripture as Veda (II) : discerning the word -- 4. The voice of scripture as Veda and 'Veda' -- 5. The voice of tradition : smrti an...

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Autore principale: Lipner, Julius 1946- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Stampa Libro
Lingua:Inglese
Servizio "Subito": Ordinare ora.
Verificare la disponibilità: HBZ Gateway
WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: Abingdon [u.a.] Routledge 2010
In:Anno: 2010
Edizione:2. ed., 1. publ.
Periodico/Rivista:The library of religious beliefs and practices
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Induismo
Altre parole chiave:B Introduzione
B Hinduism
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Riepilogo:1. About 'Hindu', Hinduism and this book -- Pt. I. Guiding voices -- 2. The voice of scripture as Veda (I) : performing the word -- 3. The voice of scripture as Veda (II) : discerning the word -- 4. The voice of scripture as Veda and 'Veda' -- 5. The voice of tradition : smrti and its divisions (I) -- 6. The voice of tradition : smrti and its divisions (II) -- 7. The voice of tradition : caste and its realities -- 8. The voice of tradition : itihasa and sacred narrative -- 9. The voice of tradition : folklore and the intellectual heritage -- 10. The voice of experience -- Pt. II. Reason and morality -- 11. A story with a tale -- 12. Morality and the person; the belief in karma and rebirth -- Pt. III. Images of time, space, and eternity -- 13. Reckoning time and 'progress' -- 14. the sacred and its forms -- 15. Ways, means and ends -- Concluding postscript
Descrizione del documento:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descrizione fisica:X, 426 S, Kt, 25 cm
ISBN:0-415-45677-0
0-415-45676-2
0-203-86464-6
978-0-203-86464-7
978-0-415-45677-7
978-0-415-45676-0