The study of Hinduism / edited by Arvind Sharma.

Other author Sharma, Arvind.
Format Book
Publication InfoColumbia : University of South Carolina Press, ©2003.
Descriptionxii, 315 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesStudies in comparative religion
Studies in comparative religion (Columbia, S.C.) ^A162333
Contents What is Hinduism? / Arvind Sharma -- The study of Hinduism: the setting / Eric J. Sharpe -- Method in the study of Hinduism / Arvind Sharma -- Vedic Hinduism / Stephanie W. Jamison and Michael Witzel -- India's epics: writing, orality, and divinity / Alf Hiltebeitel -- The Purāṇas: a study in the development of Hinduism / Gregory Bailey -- The Bhagavadgītā and classical Hinduism: a sketch / Milton Eder -- Medieval devotional traditions: an annotated survey of recent scholarship / Philip Lutgendorf -- Modern Hinduism / Robert D. Baird.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2002041370
ISBN1570034494 (cloth : alk. paper)