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Synopsis
Simultaneously a religion, a culture, and a way of life, Hinduism is one of the world's most venerable religious traditions, dating back to approximately 3,000 BC. Today it is the dominant faith of India and, through India's growing expatriate community, an increasingly familiar spiritual force in the West. This illustrated introduction to the key themes of Hinduism covers its ancient cosmology, philosophy, and sacred architecture, as well as its thousands of gods and goddesses who are all understood to be aspects of the one supreme Brahman. The literature of Hinduism is described and explained--from sacred texts such as the Vedas and Upanishads to the epics of the Ramayana and Mahabharata. A la vez una religion, una cultura y una manera de vivir, el Hinduismo es una de las religiones mas venerables del mundo, con origenes alrededor de 3000 AC. Hoy es la fe dominante de la India, y por medio de la migracion internacional, es tambien una fuerza espiritual en el occidente. Esta introduccion ilustrada a los temas centrales del Hinduismo cubre la cosmologia anciana, la filosofia, la arquitectura sagrada y los miles de dioses y diosas que son considerados manifestaciones de un brahman supremo. La literatura del Hinduismo esta explicada--desde textos sagrados como las Vedas y los Upanishads hasta la poesia epica del Ramayana y el Mahabharata.
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Vasudha Narayanan is a Professor of Religion at the University of Florida and a recent President of the American Academy of Religion.
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