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Textual Studies in Hinduism

Arvind Sharma (Edited by)

9789391928865

Hardback, published 20 November 2024

192 pages
23 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.5 kg

Discusses the classical Hindu texts like Bhagavad G?t?, Vedas, Pur?]nas, and Br?hma]nas, etc., from classical to modern age, from the perspective of comparative studies.

The book touches upon certain tools and approaches, which are an essential part of the curriculum taught in the religious studies classes, such as etymological understanding of certain Sanskrit terms used in Hindu sacred texts, problem of inconsistencies and contradictions in reading the Hindu religious texts, approach to the Upani]sads from the medieval and modern commentaries given by the contemporary scholars, understanding of religious texts in the light of modern-day period, and comparative studies of Hindu texts with the Semitic religions' sacred texts.

The author sheds a new light in the field of comparative studies in Hinduism. This book is beneficial for those who are interested in the history of Hinduism, Hindu hermeneutics, Hindu philosophy and scholars of Sanskrit literature and language. Since comparative religions and theological studies is one of the most popular discipline in the western universities, this book is also important for those students, professors and scholars, who are interested in Hindu studies, inter-faith understanding and dialogues and also to the scholars in codicology and palaeography.

  • Foreword by Kalus K. Klostermaier
  • A Historical Explanation of the Etymology of the Word Asvattha 1
  • An Analysis of Three Epithets Applied to the Sudras in Aitareya Brahmana 7
  • A Comparison of Medieval and Modern Hindu Interpretations of Chandogya Upanisad 39
  • The Eternality of the Vedas and the Quran: A Comparative Study 47
  • The Bhagavad Gita: A Study in Contradiction 69
  • A Content on Sankara's Commentary on Bhagavad Gita XVIII 1 103
  • The Gandhian Hermeneutical Approach to the Gita 121
  • A Note on H. H. Wilson's Interpretation of the Role of Rajas in Cosmic Creation in the Visnu Purana 135
  • The Notion of Cyclical Time in Hinduism 143
  • Indices
  • Arabic 165
  • Sanskrit 166
  • Author 171
  • Subject 174

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