Hinduism and Its Sense of History
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Jul 2003
- Category
- General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780195665314
- Publish Date
- Jul 2003
- List Price
- $33.95
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Description
It has been a given in the study of Hinduism for the past two centuries that the Hindus lacked a sense of history. The evidence marshalled in this book renders this assumption, which has had far-reaching consequences, implausible.
About the author
Arvind Sharma is Birks Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University. His books include Religious Ferment in Modern India (with H. W. French, 1981), The Gītārthasangraha of Abhinavagupta (1982), The Hindu Gītā (1986), A Hindu Perspective on the Philosophy of Religion (1991), and A Buddhist Perspective on the Philosophy of Religion (forthcoming) .
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