HINDUISM; Life and Thought an Introduction

Scaria Thurutyhiyil

This volume is an introduction, a manual on Hinduism’s history, life, and thought, written primarily for college students. In Part I, we shall briefly explain the three stages of the Vedic Religion: Vedism, Brahmanism, and Vedantism. Only towards the last part of the Vedic era, the various Hindu philosophical schools, Nyaya-Vaiseshika, Samkhya, Yoga, Mimamsa, and Vedanta originated, which are exposed in Part II. Part III is dedicated to Bhagavad-gita and its influence, especially in the popular religions of Hinduism. The Prevalent or Popular Religious Hinduism, viz., Vaishnavism, Sivaism, and Saktism, and their understanding of the World, human destiny, rule of life, cultic, and sacramental life are explained in part IV. Finally, from the 19^th century onwards, Hinduism witnessed a few reform movements giving rise to Neo-Hinduism, exposed in part V.

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