Textual Studies in Hinduism - Couverture rigide

Sharma, Arvind

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9391928862 ISBN 13 : 9789391928865

Editeur : Manohar Publishers and Distributors, 2023

Synopsis

Discusses the classical Hindu texts like Bhagavad G?t?, Vedas, Pur?]nas, and Br?hma]nas, etc., from classical to modern age, from the perspective of comparative studies.

The book touches upon certain tools and approaches, which are an essential part of the curriculum taught in the religious studies classes, such as etymological understanding of certain Sanskrit terms used in Hindu sacred texts, problem of inconsistencies and contradictions in reading the Hindu religious texts, approach to the Upani]sads from the medieval and modern commentaries given by the contemporary scholars, understanding of religious texts in the light of modern-day period, and comparative studies of Hindu texts with the Semitic religions' sacred texts.

The author sheds a new light in the field of comparative studies in Hinduism. This book is beneficial for those who are interested in the history of Hinduism, Hindu hermeneutics, Hindu philosophy and scholars of Sanskrit literature and language. Since comparative religions and theological studies is one of the most popular discipline in the western universities, this book is also important for those students, professors and scholars, who are interested in Hindu studies, inter-faith understanding and dialogues and also to the scholars in codicology and palaeography.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Arvind Sharma is the Birks Professor of Comparative Religion, at McGill University, Canada. He completed his masters in Theological Studies (1974), and obtained his Ph.D. (1978) from the Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, at Harvard University. He published several books, including Gandhi: A Spiritual Biography; Hinduism and its Sense of History; Religious Studies; Comparative Methodology: The Case for Reciprocal Illumination and One Religion, too Many, etc.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9391928862
• ISBN 13: 9789391928865
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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