The Sacred Thread : : Hinduism in Continuity & Diversity / / John Brockington.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Brockington, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©1996
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (222 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; List of Illustrations --; 1. PREHISTORY OF HINDUISM --; 2. IMPERSONAL TRENDS --; 3. THEISTIC TRENDS --; 4. UNORTHODOX MOVEMENTS --; 5. THE ORTHODOX SYNTHESIS --; 6. SECTARIAN DEVELOPMENTS --; 7. BHAKTI IN THE SOUTH --; 8. BHAKTI IN THE NORTH --; 9. REVIVAL AND REFORM --; 10. TRADITION TRIUMPHANT --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780748672882; 9783110780475
• DOI: 10.1515/9780748672882
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: John Brockington.

Hinduism is not just one particular approach to life. In this best-selling textbook John Brockington shows how Hinduism encompasses new dilemmas in traditional language and accommodates fresh insights to established viewpoints. Since its first publication The Sacred Thread has consistently proved an invaluable introduction to Hinduism.