Hindus Their Religious Beliefs and Practices

Hinduism, a major religion for well over 3000 years, has played a crucial role in the rise of two other widespread religions: Buddhism and Sikhism. Hindus now comprise about eighty percent of the Indian sub-continent's population, totalling more than 600 million people. Over the last 150 years an unprecedented number of Indians, a vast majority of them Hindus, have emigrated to Europe, North America, Africa, the Middle East and Australasia, resulting in the increasing scope of their religion. This is both a rigorous yet highly readable introduction to Hinduism, its evolution, its multidimensional nature, and influences.Lipner, Julius is the author of 'Hindus Their Religious Beliefs and Practices' with ISBN 9780415051811 and ISBN 0415051819.