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Overview of Hinduism

Credo Topic: Hinduism
Credo presents and overview of Hinduism with links to more curated background information on the topic.

Understanding Hinduism by Frank Whaling
The Hindu tradition can claim to be the world's oldest religion. It has evolved in India over the past three thousand years. This book covers the core areas of Hindu religious organisation, rituals, ethics, social involvement and sacred texts as well as key concepts, aesthetics and spirituality. It illustrates these topics by personal example as well as by informed analysis.
Essentials of Faith: Hinduism
This program sifts through perspectives from four practitioners of the Hindu faith who discuss both unified and divergent ways in which their spiritual energy is expressed.
A Survey of Hinduism
Call Number: Lynn Stacks: BL 1202 .K56 2007
ISBN: 9780791470817
The third edition of this well-regarded introduction to Hinduism adds new material on the religion's origins, on its relations with rival traditions, and on Hindu science.

The Story of India

A six-part series produced by PBS looks at identity and the roots of India's famous "unity in diversity." Using all the tools available to the historical detective-archaeology, cultural anthropology, climatology, DNA research, and more-Michael Wood takes viewers to Kerala to witness surviving human sounds and rituals that predate spoken language; to a village in Tamil Nadu where everyone still bears the genetic imprint of the first Indians; to Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, key sites of the Indus Valley civilization; to the Ganges plain to consider the great Indian epic the Mahabharata; and to Mathura to observe the Festival of Holi.

Sacred Texts

Bhagavad Gita by Richard Harding Davis
The Bhagavad Gita, perhaps the most famous of all Indian scriptures, is universally regarded as one of the world's spiritual and literary masterpieces. Richard Davis tells the story of this venerable and enduring book, from its origins in ancient India to its reception today as a spiritual classic.
The Bhagavad Gita by Gavin Flood (Translator); Charles Martin

Sacred Texts: Hinduism
English translations of the four Vedas, the Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. The Vedas are the primary texts of Hinduism.

REL102 - Great Religions of the World: Hinduism

Overview of Hinduism

The Story of India

Sacred Texts