Defining Hinduism: A Reader (Critical Categories in the Study of Religion) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415974496 ISBN 13: 9780415974493

Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

Defining Hinduism is concerned not only with what Hinduism is, but also with what it has been, and with the history of the term "Hinduism". Defining Hinduism brings together essays by some of the most influential and interesting scholars working on the religions of South Asia today. The volume also offers a comprehensive general introduction to the subject as well as individual introductions to each of the three parts of the book. This reader will be a valuable tool for the study of the world's third largest religion.

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About the Author

J. E. Lllewellyn is a professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Southwest Missouri State University. He has written two books and a number of articles on the religions of South Asia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415974496
• ISBN 13: 9780415974493
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Llewellyn J. E.