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The Sacred Thread : Hinduism in Continuity & Diversity / John Brockington.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©1996Description: 1 online resource (222 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780748608300
  • 9780748672882
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BL1205.B76 1996
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Illustrations -- 1. PREHISTORY OF HINDUISM -- 2. IMPERSONAL TRENDS -- 3. THEISTIC TRENDS -- 4. UNORTHODOX MOVEMENTS -- 5. THE ORTHODOX SYNTHESIS -- 6. SECTARIAN DEVELOPMENTS -- 7. BHAKTI IN THE SOUTH -- 8. BHAKTI IN THE NORTH -- 9. REVIVAL AND REFORM -- 10. TRADITION TRIUMPHANT -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: Hinduism is not just one particular approach to life. In this best-selling textbook John Brockington shows how Hinduism encompasses new dilemmas in traditional language and accommodates fresh insights to established viewpoints. Since its first publication The Sacred Thread has consistently proved an invaluable introduction to Hinduism.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780748672882

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Illustrations -- 1. PREHISTORY OF HINDUISM -- 2. IMPERSONAL TRENDS -- 3. THEISTIC TRENDS -- 4. UNORTHODOX MOVEMENTS -- 5. THE ORTHODOX SYNTHESIS -- 6. SECTARIAN DEVELOPMENTS -- 7. BHAKTI IN THE SOUTH -- 8. BHAKTI IN THE NORTH -- 9. REVIVAL AND REFORM -- 10. TRADITION TRIUMPHANT -- Bibliography -- Index

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Hinduism is not just one particular approach to life. In this best-selling textbook John Brockington shows how Hinduism encompasses new dilemmas in traditional language and accommodates fresh insights to established viewpoints. Since its first publication The Sacred Thread has consistently proved an invaluable introduction to Hinduism.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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