| Description |
1 online resource (337 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; I. THE VEDIC RELIGIONS; The Reg-Veda: its Deities, Cultus, and Essential Character; II. BRAHMANISM; 1. Ritual-Spread; 2. Philosophic Speculations of the Upanishads-The Sankhya and the Vedanta Reaction; 3· Decline in Dogmatic and Ritual; III. BUDDHISM; Buddha and his Teachings-Spirit and Organisation-Decline; IV. JAINISM; Affinity with Buddhism-Creed and Cultus; V. HINDUISM; 1. The Hindu Sects: their Great Deities-Civa, Vishnu, Krishna, Rama-The Avataras-The Trinity |
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2. Their History and Doctrines-Vishnuism, Qivaism-Influences, Philosophical and Religious3· The Reforming Sects-Mussulman InfluencẽTheSikhs; 4· Worship-Idolatries-Sacred Symbols and Objects-Festivals-Pilgrimages-Retrospective and Prospective; Subject Index |
| Summary |
First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136388682 |
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1136388680 |
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