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Religion General

Hinduism and Its Sense of History

by (author) Arvind Sharma

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Jul 2003
Category
General
  • 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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