9780143116691-014311669X-The Hindus: An Alternative History

The Hindus: An Alternative History

ISBN-13: 9780143116691
ISBN-10: 014311669X
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Wendy Doniger
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Format: Paperback 800 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780143116691
ISBN-10: 014311669X
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Wendy Doniger
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Format: Paperback 800 pages

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The Hindus: An Alternative History (ISBN-13: 9780143116691 and ISBN-10: 014311669X), written by authors Wendy Doniger, was published by Penguin (Non-Classics) in 2010. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other Religious (History, Hinduism, History, Religious Studies, World History) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Hindus: An Alternative History (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Religious books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.84.

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An engrossing and definitive narrative account of history and myth, The Hindus offers a new way of understanding one of the world's oldest major religions. Hinduism does not lend itself easily to a strictly chronological account. Many of its central texts cannot be reliably dated within a century; its central tenets arise at particular moments in Indian history and often differ according to gender or caste; and the differences between groups of Hindus far outnumber the commonalities. Yet the greatness of Hinduism lies precisely in many of these idiosyncratic qualities that continues to inspire debate today. This groundbreaking work elucidates the relationship between recorded history and imaginary worlds, the inner life and the social history of Hindus.
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