Hindus

Julius Lipner

ISBN 10: 0415051827 / ISBN 13: 9780415051828

Published by Routledge, 1998

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'Hinduism' is a vastly complex phenomenon, a world religion with a history of over 3000 years. It has produced men and women who have made outstanding contributions across the range of civilised human behaviour, and played a crucial part in the rise of two other great religions - Buddhism and Sikhism. Julius Lipner was born and raised in India and is able to draw on his own experience of Hindu beliefs and practices to explain what it means to be Hindu in a changing world. Hindus examines the religion as a plural phenomenon - that is, as a family of religions, rather than a monolithic entity. The approach is thematic, and the author considers various topics - such as the status of women - in more than one place and from more than one angle. He also tells and sometimes analyses Hindu stories, stressing the narrative quality of Hindu religion and giving us an insight into the nature of the Hindu phenomenon itself. Hindus provides a new perspective on what it means to live as a Hindu and enables readers to appreciate this great and marvellous religious phenomenon, its extraordinary richness, and the way it encompasses human experience from the sublime to the ridiculous.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hindus
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415051827
• ISBN 13: 9780415051828
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

Hindus is an introduction to the evolution, multidimensional nature and influences of Hinduism. Julius Lipner explores the religion as a family of religions rather that a monlithic entity. His approach is thematic and considers various topics such as the staus of women, the role of tradition and the narrative quality of Hindu faith. Born and raised in India, Lipner draws on his experience to explain what it means to be a Hindu in a changing world.

About the Author

Julius J. Lipner is Senior Lecturer at the University of Cambridge. His is the author of The Face of the Truth (1986) and co-author of Hindu Ethics (1989).