TY - BOOK AU - Klostermaier, Klaus K AU - Klostermaier,Klaus K TI - Hinduism: A Short Introduction SN - 1851682201 U1 - S10 PY - 2006/// CY - Oxford PB - One World N1 - includes index and biblioraphy; The vedic tradition Origins of hinduism The scripture of hinduism: the veda The vedic ordering of life Vedic ritual The hindu religions The heart of hinduism Lord visnu and his devotees Siva means grace The goddess and her worshippers The hindu philosophical quest The wisdom of the upanisads The philosophy of yoga Sankara and his advaita vedanta Hinduism encounters other religions Hinduism welcomes modern western ideas Hinduism rejects the modern west New faces of hinduism Hinduism and the challenges of today ER -