Hinduism

Zusatztext the best short introduction to Hinduism in existence ... a really first-class guide to its ancient roots and to its subtle blend of the mythological and the metaphysical Informationen zum Autor Robert Charles Zaehner (1913-1974) was Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics, University of Oxford and a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. His publications include The Concise Encyclopaedia of Living Faiths (ed. 1959); Hindu Scriptures (ed./trns 1966); The Bhagavad-Gita (1968); Drugs, Mysticism and Make Believe (1972) and Our Savage God (1974). Klappentext Professor Zaehner's book traces the key concepts through the four-thousand-year development of Hinduism. Zusammenfassung Hinduism is both a way of life and a highly organized social and religious system, but in the modern world its essentials are undergoing a process of redefinition. Professor Zaehner traces these concepts through the four-thousand year development of Hinduism, and explains the enduring foundations from which it continues to flourish and grow.

Product details

• Authors: R. C. Zaehner, R. C. (Late Fellow Zaehner, Robert Charles Zaehner
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.09.1966
• EAN: 9780198880127
• ISBN: 978-0-19-888012-7
• No. of pages: 226
• Series: Opus; Opus S
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions