The Hindus - An Alternative History - Softcover

Wendy Doniger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143415344 ISBN 13: 9780143415343

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2011

Synopsis

The hindus is a book which provide clarity about which incidents can be classified as actual historical facts of hinduism, and which ones are the figments of people's imagination there is no chronology of events or texts that form a part of hinduism some of them cannot even be traced back to an accurate era some of the core beliefs which are the pillars of hinduism, like karma and dharma, are often found to express different views in each era, among different castes, and between gendersthis book highlights that the various vernacular and sanskrit sources display sympathy and compassion towards the lower castes and women it shows the debate that ensues in these sources which revolve around violence, religion, and tolerance this book also explains the contribution of animals in the shaping of attitudes of humans towards different social classesthe hindus throws light on the ways in which the religion of hinduism is kept alive this book was published by penguin india in 2011, and is available in paperback key features: the hindus held the first place as a bestseller in the hindustan times' non-fiction category for a week in the year 2009it was a finalist in the book awards of the national book critics circlethis book has also received positive reviews from the hindu, the new york review of books, the times literary supplement, the library journal, and the new york times

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0143415344
• ISBN 13: 9780143415343
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English