The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Hinduism - Softcover

Johnsen, Linda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0028642279 ISBN 13: 9780028642277

Publisher: Imprint Unknown, 2001

Synopsis

The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Hinduism will cover: the long and interesting history of how the religion developed from its very fragmented origins, the basic Hindu beliefs including karma, reincarnation, non-violence, etc., the multiple Hindu deities, the sociological aspects of the religion including ethics, sacraments, dietary habits, and the caste system, the Hindu paths to enlightenment, including karma yoga, bhakti yoga, jnana yoga, tantra and laya yoga, and finally, where Hinduism stands today on the world stage, in relation to Islam, and in relation to its own complex, extraordinary history.

About this title

About the Author:

Linda Johnsen holds a Master's degree in Eastern studies. She is author of Daughters of the Goddess: The Women Saints of India (winner of the Midwest Book Association Award for Best New Age Book of the Year), The Living Goddess: Reclaiming the Tradition of the Mother of the Universe, and Meditation Is Boring? Putting Life in Your Spiritual Practice. She has published nearly 100 articles in magazines such as Hinduism Today, Yoga Journal, and Yoga International, and has lectured throughout the United States on Hindu spirituality.

About this edition

• Publisher: Imprint Unknown
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0028642279
• ISBN 13: 9780028642277
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432