ABOUT THE BOOK
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With its complex nature and many forms and offshoots,
Hinduism is one of the world’s most elusive religions. In Essential Hinduism, the religion’s teachings, beliefs, practices,
and history are reviewed by an expert hoping to rectify that. This
straightforward overview, focusing on Vaishnavism- the most of common form of
Hinduism- is ideal for those who wish to learn more about this ancient
tradition.
ABOUT Author
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STEVEN J. ROSEN
is substance editor/copyeditor of the multivolume Encyclopedia of Hinduism Project and author of Food for the Spirit: Vegetarianism and the World Religions;
Vaishnavism: Contemporary Scholars Discuss the Gaudiya Tradition, The
Reincarnation Controversy, and Gita on the Green: The Mystical Tradition
Behind Bagger Vance. In addition, he
authored the volume on Hinduism in Greenwood’s Six Volume Introduction to the World’s Major Religions.