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The Footsteps of Vishnu - A Historical Introduction to Hinduism (Hardcover)
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The Footsteps of Vishnu - A Historical Introduction to Hinduism (Hardcover)
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Most books about Hinduism begin by noting the immense size and
complexity of the subject. Hinduism is vast and diverse, they say.
Or it doesn't exist at all - Hinduism is merely a convenient (and
foreign) term that masks a plurality of traditions. In either case,
readers are discouraged by the sense that they are getting only a
tiny sample or a shallow overview of something huge and impossible
to understand. This book is designed to be accessible and
comprehensive in a way that other introductions are not,
maintaining an appealing narrative and holding the reader's
interest in the unfolding sequence of ideas through time and place.
Each of the 13 chapters combines historical material with key
religious and philosophical ideas, supported by substantial
quotations from scriptures and other texts. The overarching
organizational principle is a historical narrative largely grounded
in archaeological information. Historic places and persons are
fleshed out as actors in a narrative about the relation of the
sacred to ordinary existence as it is mediated through arts,
sciences, rituals, and philosophical ideas. Although many books
purport to introduce the Hindu tradition, this is the only one with
a broad historical focus that emphasizes archaeological as well as
textual evidence. It will nicely complement Vasuda Narayanan's
forthcoming introduction, which takes the opposite approach of
focusing on the lived experience of Hindu believers.
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