A very short introduction offers an overview of this major religion, discussing key topics such as the centrality of the veda as religious texts, the role of brahmins, gurus, and storytellers in the transmission of divine truths, and the cultural and moral importance of. She has written on modern hinduism, religions in britain, and gender and religion. A very short introduction very short introductions. Hinduism is practiced by about eighty percent of indias population, and by about 30 million people outside india. The scholar and the devotee 1the search for origins 5view 1. Hinduism is practised by eighty per cent of indias population, and by thirty million people outside india.
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