Themes and Issues in Hinduism

This book offers useful insights into the complex and internally diverse realm of Hinduism. Adopting a poly-themauc approach, it is intended to acquaint the reader with themes and issues that while of relevance to all religious traditions and systems, contribute to an understanding of the abstract nature of Hinduism as a whole. Beginning with Hindu religious understandings of the human condition, the chapters are arranged so as to form a themauc survey and overview of Hindu religious beliefs and practices. The themes of morality and ethics, the role of women in Hinduism, the Hindu religious construction of nature, and issues such as mythology, the status of texts, forms of worship, and sacred time and place can be systematically considered: or alternatively, the focus can fail upon these topics that are of particular personal interest. Readers should find this volume to be a wide-ranging and balanced introduction to Hinduism's inner diversity.