Introducing Hinduism

Introducing Hinduism is an invaluable resource for those seeking an authoritative and comprehensive academic overview of Hinduism, past and present. This third edition includes substantial treatments of Tantra, South India, politics, gender, and discussions of Western configurations of Hinduism, and Hinduism in popular culture.

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Hillary P. Rodrigues (he/him) is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the University of Lethbridge, Canada. His many authored and edited works include Ritual Worship of the Great Goddess (SUNY 2003), Studying Hinduism in Practice (Routledge 2011), and Introduction to the Study of Religion (Routledge 2023).

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Introducing Hinduism is an invaluable resource for those seeking an authoritative and comprehensive academic overview of Hinduism, past and present. This third edition includes substantial treatments of Tantra, South India, politics, gender, and discussions of Western configurations of Hinduism, and Hinduism in popular culture.

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Introduction 1. Vedic Religion and the Sanskrit Language 2. Karma, Time, and Cosmology 3. Hindu Social Organization and Values 4. Dharma and the Individual 5. Indian Philosophical Schools 6. The Epics, Bhagavad-G t , and the Rise of Bhakti 7. Major Hindu Sects, Deities, and Pur ic Myths 8. The Hindu Temple and Worship Rituals 9. Tantra 10. Colonization and Reform 11. Transnational Hinduism in Asia 12. Hinduism and the West 13. Contemporary Configurations and Issues