Hindus -Their Religious Beliefs and Practices Author: Julius
Lipner, Julius Lipner Master eBook ISBN10 : 0203864646 Master
eBook ISBN13 : 978-0-203-86464-7 No of pages : 449 eBook Price :
$35.95 Originally Published : Oct 2, 2012 Julius Lipner's Hindus
is widely recognised as essential reading for everyone wishing
to understand one of the world's great religious traditions.
Hinduism comprises the religion and culture of the great
majority of the people of India, a country tipped to become a
world superpower politically, economically and culturally in the
course of the present century. The vast array of diverse beliefs
and practices usually described as 'Hindu' has been notoriously
difficult to corral under a single regulating theme. Julius
Lipner provides not only a wide-ranging introduction to Hindu
religious and cultural diversity but also suggests a way to
characterize Hinduism as a distinct tradition that has survived
and adapted to changing circumstances from ancient times to the
present day. Lipner is a