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وهو خيرُ شرح لما تعنيه الديانة الهندوسية إذ لا يمكن وضعها في قالبٍ واحد، لأنها في الأساس قائمة على مجموعة من الأفكار والعقائد التي استطاعت أن تضمَّ لها أغلبية الهنود رغم اختلافاتهم. ولذا <anchor>يقول عنها</anchor> لويس رينو، أستاذ الأدب الهندي في جامعة «السوربون»، أنها أكثر من مجرد ديانة، بل هي أعمق وأشمل من الدين لأنها تمثل -بحسبه- المجتمع الهندي بطبقاته المختلفة.
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### Great Religions of Modern Man

# Hinduism

### Louis Renou (Editor)

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This volume presents the spiritual teachings of Hinduism - a major force in some of the most crucial areas of the world today.

Here, in a wide selection from classical and modern texts, is the full sweep of its historical development and influence. From the earliest known hymns, epics, and moral treatises, through the writings of Tagore, Gandhi and Radhakrishnan, the spirit of Hinuism as a way of life is clearly presented.

Arranged historically, the selections are each prefaced by an informative introduction.

255 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1951

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#### Louis Renou

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Dr. Louis Renou was Professor of Sanskrit and Indian Literature at the Sorbonne, Paris and a member of the Institue. A world-renowned specialist, he has published over 40 works on the subject, including Religions of Ancient India

In 1952-53 Dr. Renou was visiting professor at Yale University, and he has served as lecturer and director at a number of leading centers of learning. A member of the Academies of Holland, Denmark, and Japan, he was also a honorary member of many learned societies including the American Oriental Society.

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I would have liked to see a deeper treatment of the pantheon of Hindu gods, including some essential mythology, but this was otherwise a reasonably comprehensive guide to the religion. I suppose it's all but impossible to characterize such a diverse set of practices in a single volume.

This is one of several such books in a boxed set my parents have owned for decades, and I'm only now getting around to checking them out. I started with the Hinduism book because it touches on some research I've been doing for a fiction project. The book's focus on the cultural trappings, how the religion operates in everyday life, is of use in this regard, but from a mythological standpoint, which is what I'm really interested in, it's a bit shallow.

The work is organized such that there is a description of concepts and rituals up front, with the bulk of the remaining material composed of readings from various sacred texts, in more or less historical order. The idea seems to be to convey how Hindu practices (or, more specifically, Hindu concepts) have evolved since the pre-Hindu "Vedic" era up to the modern day. One can certainly get the flavor of the religion from the readings, but if you're trying to dive deep into Hindu mythology, you'll want to supplement your studies with something more purpose-built.

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The book was pretty good but not exactly whats needed for an absolute beginner. If this is you real entrance into Hindu studies then you will be bogged down with all of the foreign names and swaths of the book will be painful to read.

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This book is simply a collection of Hindu texts. Commentary is sparse if provided at all, and no explanations for the more elusive writings are given. While all the sources were interesting in themselves, the book as a whole didn't improve my understanding of Hinduism as an outsider to the religion.

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530 reviews7 followers

This is a decent but not in-depth introduction to Hinduism. Reading this will not make you an expert but will help situate you for further study. The emphasis of this book is presenting samples of Hindu texts from the oldest Vedas to authors of the 20th century.

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170 reviews12 followers

A fast read, but it included too much biased language & opinionated writing.

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525 reviews14 followers

i was actually quite disappointed in this book. i was hoping for an overview into this fascinating religion, and insight into understanding it. instead, this book is full of short selections from Hinduism's long literary life, which, while often beautiful, are fairly incomprehensible to the novice.

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1,247 reviews65 followers

A synopsis of a faith that is all-encompassing of any spiritual tradition. Unfortunately, this book is a difficult read due to poor editing. The reader begins with an elemental summary of the faith, then is dropped into an academic expose. Terms are undefined and concepts unexplained.

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62 reviews10 followers

Análise de grande qualidade em que as conclusões e ideias-base são apresentadas de forma simples e perceptivel. Peca, como é obvio, por alguma desactualização, uma vez que foi redigido há mais de três décadas.

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A fast read, but it included too much biased language & opinionated writing.

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52 reviews17 followers

Not a very informative book for the novice

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This is the first book I have ever read on the religion of Hinduism, and by far it was a very interesting read. The book covered their many different god's, their many different castes etc. I learned some valuable information, and I truly have come to realize that all religions are superficially the same and fundamentally different.

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