This introduction to Hinduism, based on a series of lectures given by the author, seeks to recount the history of this religion from the Indus civilization, the warrior Aryans to the wandering ascetics and encompasses the art, architecture, literature and religion of South India. This book covers the evolution of classical Hinduism, a multi-faceted religion with a mystique and summarizes major Hindu texts, such as the "Mahabharata" and the "Bhagavadgita". The author also wrote "The Wonder that was India".
- ISBN10 0712639462
- ISBN13 9780712639460
- Publish Date 12 July 1990
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 August 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Ebury Publishing
- Imprint Rider & Co
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 160
- Language English