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Traditions of asceticism, yoga, and devotion (bhakti), including dance and music, developed in Hinduism over long periods of time. Some of these practices, notably those denoted by the term yoga, are orientated towards salvation from the cycle of reincarnation and go back several thousand years. These practices, borne witness to in ancient texts called Upaniṣads, as well as in other traditions, notably early Buddhism and Jainism, are the subject of this volume in the Oxford History of Hinduism.
Who reads The Oxford history of Hinduism : Hindu practice?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Flood, Gavin;
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA - OSO
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780191053221
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- History, World History, Religion
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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