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Great world religions. Hinduism
Title:
Great world religions. Hinduism
ISBN:
9781490667720
Physical Description:
6 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 PDF disc
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Compact discs.

Accompanying PDF contains course workbook in CD-ROM format.

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Course no. 6104.

The length of each lecture is: ca. 30 min. The entire program consists of 12 lectures.
Contents:
Hinduism in the world and the world of Hinduism -- Early cultures of India -- World of the Veda -- From the Vedic tradition to classical Hinduism -- Caste -- Men, women, and the stages of life -- Way of action -- Way of wisdom -- Seeing God -- Way of devotion -- Goddess and her devotees -- Hinduism in the modern period.
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Summary:
Provides an overview of Hinduism and discusses why Hinduism is perhaps the most diverse religion of all. Covers topics such as arranged marriages and the caste system, the Indus Valley Civilization, the sacred writings in the Vedas, the Bhagavad-gita, and the Upanishads, ritual purity rites, the Aryan language of Sanskrit, and Hinduism's rejection of the notion that there is but one path to the divine. Introduces Hinduism's wealth of gods, terms, and practices, such as Krishna, karma, guru, and yoga.
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PDF REQUIRES ADOBE READER OR PDF READER.
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