Hinduism
a very short introduction
$28.35
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
9 March 2016
Summary
Hinduism: A Very Short Introduction
Hinduism is practised by nearly eighty per cent of India’s population, and by some seventy million people outside India. In this Very Short Introduction, Kim Knott offers a succinct and authoritative overview of this major religion, and analyses the challenges facing it in the twenty-first century.
She discusses key preoccupations of Hinduism such as the centrality of the Veda as religious texts, the role of Brahmins, gurus, and storytelle…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198745549 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0198745540 |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
| Author: | Kim Knott |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 9 March 2016 |
| Weight: | 150g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 113mm x 9mm |
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This short introduction to one of the world’s greatest religions takes in its history, its place in society and its future in the digital age.
This short introduction to one of the world’s greatest religions takes in its history, its place in society and its future in the digital age. * Steve Craggs, Northern Echo *
About The Author
Kim Knott
Kim Knott is Professor of Religious and Secular Studies. Previously at the University of Leeds but now at Lancaster University, she teaches the study of religions, including Hinduism, and researches religious/secular controversies and religion in public life, focusing on the media, conflict and security. She has authored and edited a number of books, including Media Portrayals of Religion and the Secular Sacred (Ashgate 2013) with Elizabeth Poole and Teemu Taira, Diasporas: Concepts, Intersections, Identities (2010) with Seán McLoughlin and The Location of Religion: A Spatial Analysis (2005).
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