Hinduism and Human Rights
Hinduism and Human Rights

Author: Arvind Sharma

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 232

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Offers Insights Into The Ongoing Debate On Hinduism And Its Relationship To Human Rights. Forges A Link Between Human Rights Discourses And The Normative Moral Discourse With In Hinduism To Establish A Conceptual Approach To The Issue In A Given Cultural Ethics. Examines The Place Of Human Rights In Hinduism From An Indisciplinary Perspective.

Right of Temple Entry
Right of Temple Entry

Author: P. Chidambaram Pillai

Publisher: Mjp Publishers

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 308

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On rights of Dalits to enter Hindu temples in South India.

Manusmriti The Greatest Knowledge
Manusmriti The Greatest Knowledge

Author: Ram Nivas Kumar

Publisher: RAM Nivas Kumar

Published: 2024-06-12

Total Pages: 0

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The Manusmriti is the laws of Manu. It is the most important religious book for the Hindus. It is to be followed by all Hindus irrespective of their castes or creeds. It is a law of all the social classes. The Manusmriti is believed to be the words of Brahma, the Lord. Maharaja Manu is the standpoint of reference for all future Dharmshastras that followed it. The Manusmriti translated as the "Laws of Manu" or the "Institutions of Manu" is the most important and authoritative Hindu Law Book (Dharmshastra) which served as a foundation work on Hindu law and Jurisprudence in ancient India. Until the modern times, it was the standard reference for adjudicating civil and criminal cases by both the rulers who patronized Vedic faith and the people who practised Hinduism. Hinduism has many law books. Of them, the Manusmriti is certainly the most popular and authoritative work. The people of ancient India believed in the order and regulation of the world as the manifestation of God's will and intent. They believe in the clear victory of the divine forces over the demonic. Hence, the laws governing the conduct of individual and regulating the Hindu society were formulated by many scholars and sages in ancient India since the earliest time. Their works are today available to us as Dharmshastras, of which the work of Manu (The Manusmriti) is considered the most important and widely used. The Manusmriti projects an ideal society. It projects ideal human conduct. It gives the ideal base to establish an orderly society. It teaches us to lead a divine centred and happy life. To promote these ideals and enforce divine will, it proposes numerous laws to minutely govern human life and conduct as applicable to their social classes, duties and responsibilities. Its purpose is to inculcate discipline in people. It provides a basis for the rulers to enforce lawful conduct. It ensures the order in progression of the world through righteous conduct and observation of obligatory duties by individuals who have chosen for themselves the life of a householder or that of a renouncing.

Structure of Hindu Society
Structure of Hindu Society

Author: Bose

Publisher: Orient Blackswan

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9788125008552

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This book appears in English translation more than a quarter of a century after its first appearance in Bengali. The lucid and scholarly translation from the original Bangla Hindu Samajer Goran has been done by Andre Beteille. Prof. Beteille s introduction analyses the qualities of Bose s mind and work, especially as illustrated in this book and his preface to this revised edition enriches this valuable study. The author has undertaken an ambitious task in which he has attempted to identify the organising principles of Hindu society, the factors which ensured its continuity for centuries, and the forces by which it is ultimately weakened. This book is impressive in its design. It brings together, within a single framework, approaches which are ordinarily practised separately by ethnographers, Indologists and social historians.

Hinduism For Dummies
Hinduism For Dummies

Author: Amrutur V. Srinivasan

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-07-12

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 0470878584

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Your hands-on guide to one of the world's major religions The dominant religion of India, "Hinduism" refers to a wide variety of religious traditions and philosophies that have developed over thousands of years. Today, the United States is home to approximately one million Hindus. If you've heard of this ancient religion and are looking for a reference that explains the intricacies of the customs, practices, and teachings of this ancient spiritual system, Hinduism For Dummies is for you! Provides a thorough introduction to this earliest and popular world belief system Information on the rites, rituals, deities, and teachings associated with the practice of Hinduism Explores the history and teachings of the Vedas, Brahmans, and Upanishads Offers insight into the modern daily practice of Hinduism around the world Continuing the Dummies tradition of making the world's religions engaging and accessible to everyone, Hinduism For Dummies is your hands-on, friendly guide to this fascinating religion.

Women in the Hindu Tradition
Women in the Hindu Tradition

Author: Mandakranta Bose

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-01-19

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1135192588

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This book accounts for the origin and evolution of the nature and roles of women within the Hindu belief system. It explains how the idea of the goddess has been derived from Hindu philosophical ideas and texts of codes of conduct and how particular models of conduct for mortal women have been created. Hindu religious culture correlates philosophical speculation and social imperatives to situate femininity on a continuum from divine to mortal existence. This creates in the Hindu consciousness multiple - often contradictory - images of women, both as wielders and subjects of authority. The conception and evolution of the major Hindu goddesses, placed against the judgments passed by texts of Hindu sacred law on women’s nature and duties, illuminate the Hindu discourse on gender, the complexity of which is compounded by the distinctive spirituality of female ascetic poets. Drawing on a wide range of Sanskrit texts, the author explains how the idea of the goddess has been derived from Hindu philosophical ideas and also from the social roles of women as reflected in, and prescribed by, texts of codes of conduct. She examines the idea of female divinity which gave rise to models of conduct for mortal women. Instead of a one-way order of ideological derivation, the author argues that there is constant traffic between both ways the notional and the actual feminine. This book brings together for the first time a wide range of material and offers fresh stimulating interpretations of women in the Hindu Tradition.

Hindu Law
Hindu Law

Author: Dr. Rakesh Ainapur

Publisher: OrangeBooks Publication

Published: 2024-05-01

Total Pages: 171

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The Hindu law book is organized in alignment with the curriculum of various Indian Law universities. It covers a wide range of subjects, including the origins of Hindu laws, Hindu Undivided Family, Hindu Marriages, Succession and maintenance, adoption, guardianship, and incorporates important questions from past examinations of KSLU university.