REQUEST : Books on Hinduism

Posted By Pradip Gangopadhyay (pradip@lism.usc.edu)
Tue, 19 Aug 1997 10:46:36 -0700 (PDT)

Graham Wallace (zzgwalla@dingo.cc.uq.edu.au) wrote:
Subject: REQUEST : Books on hinduism

>Can someone recommend a good currently available book which describes the
>belief structure of Hinduism, the various deities and their relationships
>and roles, the chief festivals, and how the belief system relates to daily
>life in situ. I would prefer something intellectually challenging.

>Thanks Graham

There are several books that are available for different intellectual levels:

At moderate intellectual level:

(1) The Hindu Mind by Bansi Pandit,
(2) The Essentials of Hinduism by Swami Bhaskarananda.
These two books are surveys.

At a more challenging level but concentrating only on the philosophy:

(1) The Spiritual Heritage of India by Swami Prabhavananda,
(2) Indian Philosophy by Radhakrishnan.
These two books are more specialised.

You could order these books from the web site: www.vedanta.com .

Hope this helps

Pradip Gangopadhyay

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