The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism by Flood, Gavin

The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781405132510)

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The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism by Flood, Gavin

The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism

$67.95
The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism by Flood, Gavin

The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism

$67.95
Format: Paperback
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An ideal resource for courses on Hinduism or world religions, this accessible volume spans the entire field of Hindu studies. It provides a forum for the best scholars in the world to make their views and research available to a wider audience.

  • Comprehensively covers the textual traditions of Hinduism
  • Features four coherent sections covering theoretical issues, textual traditions, science and philosophy, and Hindu society and politics
  • Reflects the trend away from essentialist understandings of Hinduism towards tradition and regional-specific studies
  • Includes material on Hindu folk religions and stresses the importance of region in analyzing Hinduism
  • Ideal for use on university courses.


Author: Gavin Flood
ISBN-10: 1405132515
ISBN-13: 9781405132510
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 06/10/2005
Pages: 624
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.43lbs
Size: 9.60h x 8.38w x 1.76d
By Gavin Flood
By Gavin Flood
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Gavin Flood is Head of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Stirling. Among his publications are Beyond Phenomonology: Rethinking the Study of Religion (1999), An Introduction to Hinduism (1996), and Body and Cosmology in Kashmir OEaivism (1993).

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