RELIGION / Hinduism

Paper · Semantic Scholar

The paper will pursue a thesis that Islam is the most secular of all world religions viewed from the perspective of comparative religion. This study reveals some unique aspects in the Islamic attitude towards the public and the private spheres, law, state, and religion through a comparative study of the foundational texts, jurisprudence, and the historical progress of Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Budd…

Reference · Wikidata

religion widely practiced in the Indian subcontinent

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

Hinduism is an umbrella term for a range of Indian religious and spiritual traditions (sampradayas) that are unified by their adherence to Dharma, a cosmic order maintained by its followers through rituals and righteous living, as expounded in the Vedas. The word Hindu is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest surviving religion in the world, it is also described since the 19th century by the term …

Book · DOAB

Skandapurāṇa III presents a critical edition of the Vindhyavāsinī Cycle (Adhyāyas 34.1-61, 53-69) from the Skandapurāṇa , with an introduction and annotated English synopsis.The work is currently only available in print as an exact reprint done in a smaller book size (15.5 x 23.5 cm) than the first printrun.; Readership: All interested in Purana literature, early Saivism, Hindu mythology, Hinduism in general, and es…

Full text · Open Library

xiii, 353 pages ; 27 cm

Image · DPLA