Readings in Oriental thought. The Hindu tradition
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0394717023
ISBN 13
9780394717029
Category
Publication Year
1972
Publisher
Subject
Hindu literature.
Series Name
Description
xv, 363 pages 19 cm.; A Vintage book.; The ordering of the universe -- The social order -- The crown of the Vedic age: the Upanishads -- The exposition of life's duties -- The maintenance of the social fabric -- The search for salvation -- The universe of the great epics -- The literary reflection -- The philosophic statement of the tradition -- Sacred history -- In praise of Shiva -- In praise of Vishnu as Krishna and Rāma -- The meeting of Hindu and Muslim devotion -- Acceptance and reform -- Rejection and revival -- Four twentieth century statements.; "This book, compiled from basic Hindu writings, is an exploration of the essential meaning of the Hindu tradition, the way of thinking and acting that has dominated life in India for the last three thousand years."--Back cover.;
Biblio Notes
1076051
Number of Copies
1
