A Short Introduction to Hinduism

Klaus K. Klostermaier (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

1998
Oneworld Publications (Verlag)
978-1-85168-163-1 (ISBN)

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This text presents Hinduism as a living religion, showing what it means to its over 800 million adherents throughout the world. Explaining the immense variety of practices, scriptures and philosophies that make up what is known as "Hinduism", it describes the history and development of the Hindu tradition, as well as exploring the key themes that make Hinduism a religion of such breadth and depth. The text features sections looking at: the Hindu tradition including its origins and scripture; the diversity of Hinduism; the philosophical quest; and Hinduism, other religions and the challenges of today.

Klaus K. Klostermaier, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, is University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Manitoba in Canada.

Part 1 The vedic tradition: originf of Hinduism - sources of Hinduism, India - the holy land of Hinduism, is there a religion called Hinduism?; the scripture of Hinduism - the veda, scruti, smtri, other authoritative literature, pramana, the power of the revealed word; the vedic ordering of life - a day in the life of a Hindu, the four stages of life, the four varnas; vedic ritual - the vedic sacrifice, the Hindu sacraments, the meaning of Karma, revival of vedic ritual. Part 2 The Hindu religions: the heart of Hinduism - the puranas, the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, the Bhagavadgita; the Visnu and his devotees - Lord Visnu, Visnu avatara, imge worship and its rationale, Vaisnava theology, Vaisnava sampradayas; Siva means grace - the sources of later Saivsim, Siava schools of thought, Saiva asceticism, Siva in art; the goddess and her worshippers: goddess myths and celebrations, tantras and yantras, the renewal of Goddess worship, the making of new Goddesses. Part 3 The Hindu philosophical quest: the wisdom of the Upanisads - the four stages of knowledge, the self and the all, liberation form rebirth, the great sayings; the philosophy of yoga - the samkhya system, the yogasutras of patanjali, the eightfold practice of yoga, reaching Kaivalya; Sankara and his advaita vedanta - the life and achievement of Sankara, Advaita Vedanta as philosophy, Advaiata Vedanta as religion; Vaisnava theistic Vedanta -the Acaryas of Srirangam, Visistadvaita, anti-Advaita polemics, Madhva's Dvaita Vedanta; Vallabha's pustimarga, a trend towards devotionalism. Part 4 Hinduism encounters other religions: Hinduism welcomes modern Western ideas - the forst stirrings of Hindi reform, an unwilling patron saint of a Hindu missionary movement, the first modern Hindu monk - Vivekananda (1863-1903), a Hindu political siant - Mahatma Gandhi; Hindusim rejects the modern West - Dayananda Saraswati's Arya-Samaj, the first Hindu political party, militant Hinduism, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad; new faces of Hindusim - Ramana Maharshi (1879-1850), Aurobindo Ghose (1872-1950), Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975), A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (1896-1977), Sri Krishnaprem Vairagi (1898-1965), Babas and Mas, Sathya Sia Baba (1926- ), Anandamayi Ma (1896-1983), Ma Jnanananda (1931- ); Hindusim and the challenges of today.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.6.1998
Zusatzinfo	maps
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	146 x 225 mm
Gewicht	241 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
ISBN-10	1-85168-163-9 / 1851681639
ISBN-13	978-1-85168-163-1 / 9781851681631
Zustand	Neuware