The Study of Hinduism
Author: Arvind Sharma
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781570034497
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this text, leading scholars from around the world take stock of two centuries of international intellectual investment in Hinduism. Since the early 19th century, when the scholarly investigation of Hinduism began to take shape as a modern academic discipline, Hindu studies has evolved from its concentration on description and analysis to an emphasis on understanding Hindu traditions in the context of the religion's own values, concepts and history. Offering an assessment of the current state of Hindu studies, the contributors to this volume identify past achievements and chart the course for what remains to be accomplished in the field.