In this Very Short Introduction, Kim Knott offers a succinct and authoritative overview of Hinduism and its key beliefs. In this second edition she considers new issues facing Hindus such as the politicization of Hinduism in India, the increasing impact of Hindu nationalism, and the rise and fall of sectarian Hindu movements.
In this Very Short Introduction, Kim Knott offers a succinct and authoritative overview of Hinduism and its key beliefs. In this second edition she considers new issues facing Hindus such as the politicization of Hinduism in India, the increasing impact of Hindu nationalism, and the rise and fall of sectarian Hindu movements.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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). She has also produced a website for young people and teachers of Global Education, Citizenship, History and Geography called Moving People, Changing Places.
Inhaltsangabe
1: The Scholar and the practitioner 2: Revelation and the transmission of knowledge 3: Understanding the self 4: Divine heroes: the epic tradition 5: The divine presence 6: Hinduism, colonialism, and modernity 7: Challenges to Hinduism: women and Dalits 8: Crossing the black waters: Hinduism beyond India 9: Hindu Dharma, Hinduism, and Hinduisms Further Reading Index
1: The Scholar and the practitioner 2: Revelation and the transmission of knowledge 3: Understanding the self 4: Divine heroes: the epic tradition 5: The divine presence 6: Hinduism, colonialism, and modernity 7: Challenges to Hinduism: women and Dalits 8: Crossing the black waters: Hinduism beyond India 9: Hindu Dharma, Hinduism, and Hinduisms Further Reading Index
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