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050 00 $aBL1202$b.L56 2010
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100 1 $aLipner, Julius.
245 10 $aHindus :$btheir religious beliefs and practices /$cJulius Lipner.
250 $a2nd ed.
260 $aAbingdon :$bRoutledge,$c2010.
300 $ax, 426 p. :$bmap ;$c25 cm.
490 1 $aThe library of religious beliefs and practices
500 $aPreviously published: 1994.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $a1. About 'Hindu', Hinduism and this book -- Pt. I. Guiding voices -- 2. The voice of scripture as Veda (I) : performing the word -- 3. The voice of scripture as Veda (II) : discerning the word -- 4. The voice of scripture as Veda and 'Veda' -- 5. The voice of tradition : smrti and its divisions (I) -- 6. The voice of tradition : smrti and its divisions (II) -- 7. The voice of tradition : caste and its realities -- 8. The voice of tradition : itihasa and sacred narrative -- 9. The voice of tradition : folklore and the intellectual heritage -- 10. The voice of experience -- Pt. II. Reason and morality -- 11. A story with a tale -- 12. Morality and the person; the belief in karma and rebirth -- Pt. III. Images of time, space, and eternity -- 13. Reckoning time and 'progress' -- 14. the sacred and its forms -- 15. Ways, means and ends -- Concluding postscript.
650 0 $aHinduism.
830 0 $aLibrary of religious beliefs and practices.