The sacred thread : Hinduism in its continuity and diversity
- Responsibility
- J.L. Brockington.
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Imprint
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 1996.
- Physical description
- 1 online resource (ix, 222 pages) : illustrations
Online
Available online
More options
Description
Creators/Contributors
- Author/Creator
- Brockington, J. L.
Contents/Summary
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-216) and index.
- Contents
-
- Prehistory of Hinduism
- Impersonal trends
- Theistic trends
- Unorthodox movements
- The orthodox synthesis
- Sectarian developments
- Bhakti in the South
- Bhakti in the North
- Revival and reform
- Tradition triumphant.
- Publisher's summary
-
Hinduism is not just one particular approach to life. In this best-selling textbook John Brockington shows how Hinduism encompasses new dilemmas in traditional language and accommodates fresh insights to established viewpoints. Since its first publication The Sacred Thread has consistently proved an invaluable introduction to Hinduism.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
- Publisher's summary
-
Hinduism is not just one particular approach to life. In this best-selling textbook John Brockington shows how Hinduism encompasses new dilemmas in traditional language and accommodates fresh insights to established viewpoints.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
Subjects
- Subjects
- Hinduism.
- Hinduism > History.
- Hindouisme.
- Hindouisme > Histoire.
- RELIGION > Hinduism > General.
- Hindoeïsme.
- Hinduismus
- Hinduism
- Genre
- History.
Bibliographic information
- Publication date
- 1996
- Title variation
- Hinduism in its continuity and diversity
- Access
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
- Reproduction
- Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.
- Format
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
- Action note
- digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
- digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
- ISBN
- 0585105189 (electronic bk.)
- 9780585105185 (electronic bk.)
- 0748608303
- 9780748608300
Browse related items
Start at call number:
