Being Hindu: understanding a peaceful path in a violent world

by Sengupta, Hindol

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Title Statements

Full title :Being Hindu : understanding a peaceful path in a violent world / Hindol Sengupta.

Summary

"There are more than one billion Hindus in the world, but for those who don't practice the faith, very little seems to be understood about it. Followers have not only built and sustained the world's largest democracy but have also sustained one of the greatest philosophical streams in the world for more than three thousand years. So, what makes a Hindu? Why is so little heard from the real practitioners of the everyday faith? Why does information never go beyond clichés? Being Hindu is a practitioner's guide that takes the reader on a journey to very simply understand what the Hindu message is, where it stands in the clash of civilizations between Islam and Christianity, and why the Hindu way could yet be the path for plurality and progress in the twenty-first century."--Jacket.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2018

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Rowman & Littlefield
Place of Publication:Lanham
Language:eng
Publication Date:2018

Notes

Originally published: Haryana, India : Penguin Books, 2015.

The Physical Object

Description:ix, 189 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781442267459, 1442267453, 9781442267466, 1442267461
oclc:ocn985281265
LC Classification:BL1202
Dewey Decimal:294.5

Introduction: Believer -- How to write about Hindus -- Who is a Hindu? -- What makes you a Hindu? -- Who is the one true God? -- Is God afraid of science? -- How do Hindu books portray God? -- Are all Hindus vegetarians? -- How do Hindus consider their own history? -- How does Hinduism fit into the internet age? -- A start-up for the soul : why reexamine the Hindu way?

Subjects

Biographies collective biographies Dogma Gottesvorstellung Hindouisme Hinduism Hinduismus HISTORY -- India & South Asia. -- Asia RELIGION -- Hinduism Spiritualität