Hinduism for Our Times
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Jul 1997
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780195643602
- Publish Date
- Jul 1997
- List Price
- $16.50
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
The agenda of this book is two-fold: to assess certain basic concepts of Hindu philosophy in the light of contemporary reality, and to reinterpret them as seems appropriate for our times. Arvind Sharma is a well-known populariser of religious and social thought. Will appeal to a general readership.
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) .
Editorial Reviews
'Sharma's arguments are provocative, and the book should cause some of us who teach Hinduism to rethink presentations. I found it particularly useful to be reminded of the great range of interpretations of key doctrines found within the classical tradition itself.' Anne M. Pearson, Studies in Religion