Invitation to World Religions

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Cover	1
Invitation to World Religions	6
Copyright	7
Brief Contntes	8
Contents	10
Preface	20
4: Hinduism	31
The teachings of Hinduism	33
Hindu Beliefs about Divine Reality	33
The Individual and the Quest for Liberation	38
Three Paths to Liberation	40
Vedanta: The Predominant School of Hindu Philosophy	42
Yoga	44
The Individual and Society	44
VOICES: An Interview with Jayashree Venkatesan	48
Hindu Sacred Texts	48
The Sects of Hinduism	54
The history of Hinduism	56
The Indus Valley Civilization	56
Who Are the Aryans?	58
The Vedic Period	59
The Age of the Guptas	60
The Development of Bhakti	60
Tantra	61
Hindus and Muslims During the Mughal Dynasty	62
Colonial Critique and the Hindu Reformers	63
Gandhi and the Struggle for Indian Independence	65
Hindutva and Hindu Nationalism	66
Hindu Nationalism and Violence	67
Global Snapshot From India to Iowa: Hinduism in the Heartland	68
Hinduism as a way of life	69
Temples and Icons	69
Forms of Worship	70
Rites of Passage	72
Pilgrimage	74
Festivals and Holidays	75
Performance Traditions	76
Personal Identity and Gender Roles	78
Hindu Environmentalism	79
Hinduism in the twenty-first century	80
Conclusion	81