Hinduism, 2nd Edition
A Very Short Introduction
$29.58
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
9 March 2016
Summary
Hinduism is practiced 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 analyzes 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 storytellers in the transmission of divine truths, and the cultu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198745549 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0198745540 |
| 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 |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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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 at Lancaster University. She previously taught at the University of Leeds. Her teaching focuses on the study of religions, including Hinduism. Her research interests lie in religious and secular controversies, and the role of religion in public life, with a particular focus on media, conflict, and security.
She is the author and editor of several books:
- Media Portrayals of Religion and the Secular Sacred (2013), co-edited with Elizabeth Poole and Teemu Taira.
- Diasporas: Concepts, Intersections, Identities (2010), co-edited with Seán McLoughlin.
- The Location of Religion: A Spatial Analysis (2005).
She also produced a website for young people and teachers of Global Education, Citizenship, History, and Geography called Moving People, Changing Places.
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