The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism (Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion)

The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism (Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion)

Gavin Flood (Editor)
$74.75
Publication Date: June 10th, 2005
Publisher:
Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN:
9781405132510
Pages:
624
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Description

An ideal resource for courses on Hinduism or world religions, this accessible volume spans the entire field of Hindu studies. It provides a forum for the best scholars in the world to make their views and research available to a wider audience.


  • Comprehensively covers the textual traditions of Hinduism
  • Features four coherent sections covering theoretical issues, textual traditions, science and philosophy, and Hindu society and politics
  • Reflects the trend away from essentialist understandings of Hinduism towards tradition and regional-specific studies
  • Includes material on Hindu folk religions and stresses the importance of region in analyzing Hinduism
  • Ideal for use on university courses.

About the Author

Gavin Flood is Head of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Stirling. Among his publications are Beyond Phenomonology: Rethinking the Study of Religion (1999), An Introduction to Hinduism (1996), and Body and Cosmology in Kashmir OEaivism (1993).

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