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| Hinduism : A Very Short Introduction | 
 enlarge | Author: Kim Knott
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
List Price: $11.95 (28.13 RON)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 213336
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.4
ISBN: 0192853872
Dewey Decimal Number: 294
EAN: 9780192853875
ASIN: 0192853872
Publication Date: June 15, 2000
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 A perfect introduction to Hinduism October 31, 2005
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Hinduism has a special place among the world's major religions, being of great antiquity and being, until recent times, an ethnic or racial religion, like Judaism, Sikhism or Shinto. In the last century it has spread its teachings to the West and in doing so has fragmented and branched into an even more complex variety, so that, as the author of this book says, we must now talk of 'Hinduisms', in the plural. So the writing of a very short introduction that will do justice to this subject is a tall order. Kim Knott succeeds splendidly.
She does not shirk problematic topics, such as the evils of the caste system or the burning of widows. In fact, she devotes a fair amount of space to the particular difficulties faced by Hindu women.
Knott being a British academic, and a Quaker, this is an outsider's view, a learned, sympathetic and interested outsider's view. It is none the worse for that. Including a map, a timeline, a glossary, excellent illustrations and suggestions for further reading, it is packed with a surprising amount of information in such a small space.
If you have only a passing interest in Hinduism, this book may tell you all you want to know. If you wish to pursue the study, this is the perfect introduction. A good next step would be an annotated edition of the Bhagavad Gita.
 A Good Introduction into Hinduism May 13, 2001
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
This was a well-written book about Hinduism and serves to help orient people who know nothing about it. It not only discussed some of the basic beliefs of Hindus, but it also addressed some of the problems that they face in modern society.
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