Hinduism: with a New Foreword by Amartya Sen
Autor K. M. Senen Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 aug 2020
K. M. Sen discusses the evolution of Hinduism's central systems of belief and codes of conduct, as well as popular cults and sects such as Bhakti, Tantrika and the mystics of North India, and describes the varying incarnations of its supreme deity, Krishna and Rama among them. He recounts its history from the Indus Valley civilization c.2500 BC and the Vedic age nature gods to its relationship with Buddhism and Jainism and the impact of western culture. And he describes the day-to-day practice of Hinduism - customs, festivals and rituals; the caste system; and its philosophies and exponents. The author's grandson Professor Amartya Sen brings his work right up to date, examining the role of Hinduism in the world today.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780141994727
ISBN-10: 014199472X
Pagini: 176
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 9 mm
Greutate: 0.13 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 014199472X
Pagini: 176
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 9 mm
Greutate: 0.13 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Kshiti
Mohan
Senwas
educated
at
the
traditional
Sanskrit
schools
of
Banaras,
which
had
been
a
centre
of
Indian
learning
for
many
centuries.
He
mastered
Sanskrit
and
a
large
collection
of
modern
Indian
languages,
and
also
became
an
expert
on
Indian
religious
texts
at
a
young
age.
Along
with
a
study
of
folk
culture,
Sen
wrote
several
volumes
on
different
aspects
of
Hinduism,
including
a
treatise
on
the
caste
system,
and
a
textual
study
of
the
position
of
women
in
ancient
India.
Following
Kshiti
Mohan
Sen's
death
in
March
1960,
this
book
was
prepared
for
publication
by
his
grandson,
Amartya
Sen,
who
has
also
contributed
a
substantial
new
introduction
for
this
edition.