{"product_id":"hindus-their-religious-beliefs-and-practices-paperback-1","title":"Hindus: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulius Lipner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulius Lipner's \u003cem\u003eHindus\u003c\/em\u003e 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 recognised authority on Hinduism's polycentric emphasis, and his book is based on a lifetime of research and personal experience of his subject.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this thoroughly revised and substantially enlarged second edition, students of Hinduism will find more coverage of the debate about Hindu origins, the nature and practice of Hindu worship, the role of women, the scope of dharma and morality, Hindu philosophical thought and the use of reason, and the way caste functions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulius Lipner is Professor in Hinduism and the Comparative Study of Religion at the University of Cambridge. He was born and brought up in India where he experienced and learned about Hinduism at first hand. Among his books are \u003cem\u003eThe Face of Truth\u003c\/em\u003e (on Ramanuja), \u003cem\u003eHindu Ethics: Purity, Abortion and Euthanasia\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eBrahmabandhab Upadhyay: the Life and Thought of a Revolutionary\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the author of the keynote article in \u003cem\u003eThe Hindu World\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge 2004), 'On Hinduism and Hinduisms'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42567378534496,"sku":"9780415456777","price":115.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/TEVZQ0VNQm1IZ1g4emJOSkREWEJmZz09.webp?v=1770670535","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/hindus-their-religious-beliefs-and-practices-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}