On Hinduism / Wendy Doniger.
On Hinduism / Wendy Doniger.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
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G 2016/95
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Language
English
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Physical content
xx, 660 pages ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
On being Hindu : Hinduism by any other name ; Are Hindus monotheists or polytheists? ; Three (or more) forms of the three (or more)-fold path in Hinduism ; The concept of heresy in Hinduism ; Eating karma ; Medical and mythical constructions of the body in Sanskrit texts ; Death and rebirth in Hindu...
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
[2014]
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Summary
"In this magisterial volume of essays, Wendy Doniger enhances our understanding of the ancient and complex religion to which she has devoted herself for half a century. This series of interconnected essays and lectures surveys the most critically important and hotly contested issues in Hinduism over 3,500 years, from the ancient time of the Vedas t...
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On Hinduism / Wendy Doniger.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 627-648) and index.
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©2014.
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G 2016/95
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74VKzDMJQk7A
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzDMJQk7A
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ISBN
0199360073 (hardback ; acid-free paper)
9780199360079 (hardback ; acid-free paper)
DDC
294.5
MMS ID
991023338609702626
