The religions of India / by Edward Washburn Hopkins
1895, 1st edition. Boston, London : Ginn & Co. Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands worn; panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Item #429249
Physical description: xiii, [2], 612 pages; map. Contents: People and land -- The Rig Veda : the upper gods -- The Rig Veda : the middle gods -- The Rig Veda : the lower gods -- The Rig Veda : Yama and other gods, Vedic pantheism, eschatology -- The religion of the Atharva Veda -- Early Hindu divinities compared with those of other Aryans -- Brahmanism -- Brahmanic pantheism; the Upanishads -- The popular Brahmanic faith -- Jainism -- Buddhism -- Early Hinduism -- Hinduism : Vishnu and Çiva -- The Pur nas; early sects, festivals, the Trinity -- Modern Hindu sects -- Religious traits of the wild tribes -- India and the West. Subjects: Religion. India Religion.
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