Hinduism
Author | : Nirad C. Chaudhuri |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 1997-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0195640136 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780195640137 |
Rating | : 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Download or read book Hinduism written by Nirad C. Chaudhuri and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a description and interpretation of the religion of the Hindus, focusing on their religious psychology and behaviour. Rejecting familiar assumptions about early Hinduism, Nirad C. Chaudhuri makes a brilliant reassessment of its formative influences and examines temple and image worship in general, and the three major cults of Siva, Krishna and the Mother Goddess.