Religions of India in Practice

by Donald S. Lopez Jr.

Book Overview

The inaugural volume of Princeton Readings in Religions brings together the work of thirty scholars of the religions of India in a new anthology designed to reshape the ways in which the religious traditions of India are understood. The book contains translations of forty-five works, most of which have never before been available in a Western language. Many of these highlight types of discourse (especially ritual manuals, folktales, and oral narratives)...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691043248
• ISBN13: 9780691043241
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 648 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.3"