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993436
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b747806
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| Title & Author
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Contemporary Hinduism : : ritual, culture, and practice /\ edited by Robin Rinehart.
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| Publication Statement
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Santa Barbara, Calif. :: ABC-CLIO,, ©2004.
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1 online resource (ix, 448 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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1576079058
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: 9781576079065
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1280712031
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1576079058
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9781280712036
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The historical background / Robin Rinehart -- Hearing and remembering: oral and written texts in Hinduism / Robin Rinehart -- Hindu devotion / William Harman -- The Hindu ritual calender / A. Whitney Sanford -- Hindu ethics / S.S. Rama Rao Pappu -- Contemporary Hindu thought / Brian A. Hatcher -- Gurus and groups/ J.E. Llewellyn -- Caste in contemporary India / Eleanor Zelliot -- Voices of dissent: gender and changing social values in Hinduism / Kalpana Kannabiran -- Hinduism in an independent India: fundamentalism and secularism / Robert J. Stephens -- The environment and environmental movements in Hinduism / George James -- Global Hinduism: the Hindu diaspora / Anantanand Rambachan.
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| Abstract
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This work provides an examination of the contemporary practices, beliefs, and issues of one of the world's oldest and most enduring religions, both within its Indian homeland and throughout the world. It covers caste, family life, and social status.
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Hinduism-- Customs and practices.
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Hinduism-- Social aspects.
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Hinduism.
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Hindouisme-- Aspect social.
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Hindouisme-- Coutumes et pratiques.
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Hindouisme.
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Hinduism-- Customs and practices.
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Hinduism-- Social aspects.
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Hinduism.
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RELIGION-- Hinduism-- History.
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Hindoeïsme.
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| Dewey Classification
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294.5/09/0511
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| LC Classification
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BL1202.C65 2004eb
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11.92bcl
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| Added Entry
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Rinehart, Robin,1964-
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