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The Hindu Way: An Introduction to Hinduism, the new book by bestselling author Shashi Tharoor, whose last three books have sold over a quarter of a million copies in hardback, is the perfect introduction to one of the worlds oldest, largest and most complex religions. Although there are hundreds of books on Hinduism, there are only a few which provide a lucid, accessible, yet deeply layered account of the religions numerous belief systems, schools of thought, sects, tenets, scriptures, deities, rituals, customs, festivals and philosophies. This book is one of them. In the tradition of classics of the genre like K. M. Sens Hinduism and Sarvepalli Radhakrishnans The Hindu View of Life, this book captures the essence of Hinduism with brevity, insight and an enviable grasp of the myriad layers and intricacies of one of the worlds greatest religions. It is a book that is especially timely given the rather controversial role that religion has played in countries around the world. The author tells us why Hinduism is a religion that is well-suited to the needs of the world today: In the twenty-first century, Hinduism has many of the attributes of a universal religiona religion that is pers
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Shashi Tharoor [Shashi Tharoor]
- Publisher
- Rupa Publications
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9789388292856
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Religion, Hinduism
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