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Hinduism
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Hin·du·ism
/ ˈhindoōˌizəm/
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n.
a major religious and cultural tradition of the Indian subcontinent, developed from Vedic religion.
DERIVATIVES:
Hin·du·ize
/ -ˌīz/ v.
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Hinduism in Africa; My guru guided me to establish a temple and monastery in Ghana to propagate Hinduism
Newspaper article from: Hinduism Today; 9/30/2003; ; 700+ words
; Ghanananda, Sri Swami Hinduism Today 09-30-2003 I AM A DISCIPLE...KRISHNANANDA SARASWATI, who propagated Hinduism in Africa and also set up the Human...books on yoga and discovered that Hinduism is a very good religion. It is open...
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What Is Hinduism? Modern Adventures Into a Profound Global Faith.(Book review)
Magazine article from: ForeWord; 5/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; Work Title: What Is Hinduism? Modern Adventures into a Profound...Work Author(s): by the editors of Hinduism Today Magazine Himalayan Academy Publications...9781934145005 Reviewer: Aime Merizon Hinduism is the largest and oldest religion...
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VHP's version of Hinduism is seen as unappealing
Newspaper article from: India Abroad; 9/4/1998; 700+ words
; ...Abroad 09-04-1998 VHP's version of Hinduism is seen as unappealing The success of...represents a serious threat to the very Hinduism they claim to defend. The VHP, in particular...has attempted to produce a version of Hinduism that is an unappealing and dangerous...
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Imagined Hinduism: British Protestant Missionary Constructions of Hinduism, 1793-1900.(Book review)
Magazine article from: International Bulletin of Missionary Research; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; Imagined Hinduism: British Protestant Missionary Constructions of Hinduism, 1793-1900. By Geoffrey A. Oddie. New Delhi...the validity (if valid at all) and meaning of "Hinduism." Christian academics confused by the seeming cacophony...
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Spiritual freedom: The essence of Hinduism
News Wire article from: University Wire; 5/26/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Kaleidoscope) (U-WIRE) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- What is Hinduism? The vision and vocabulary of a revealed religion...or Islam are fundamentally unsuited to describing Hinduism, for Hinduism is an evolved tradition and not a revealed religion...
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Oh, For a Fair View of Hinduism...
Newspaper article from: Hinduism Today; 6/30/2004; ; 700+ words
; Melwani, Lavina Hinduism Today 06-30-2004 THOSE ATTENDING...s Religions in 1893 had never heard Hinduism presented in such an enlightened manner...not just America. I was assigned by HINDUISM TODAY to investigate just who had come...
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Textbooks Get It Wrong; Abysmal presentation of Hinduism stirs a parental revolt in Virginia
Newspaper article from: Hinduism Today; 3/31/2006; ; 700+ words
; Behal, Ambika Hinduism Today 03-31-2006 DR. RAKESH BAHADUR...system in northern Virginia, told HINDUISM TODAY, "One day my daughter came home...Daddy, what you teach us about Hinduism is wrong, since the description of...
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Inspirers for a Modern Hinduism
Newspaper article from: Hinduism Today; 12/31/2005; ; 700+ words
; Lakhani, Jay Dilip Hinduism Today 12-31-2005 Sri Ramakrishna...present and promote a wholesome image of Hinduism in the academic arena of the United...the spiritual giants of contemporary Hinduism, Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda...
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Hinduism and Modernity.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: International Bulletin of Missionary Research; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Hinduism and Modernity. By David Smith. Oxford...99 [pounds sterling] / $26.95. Hinduism and Modernity by David Smith seeks to explore how the seemingly disparate forces of Hinduism and modernity have interacted with one...
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Hinduism, the Greatest Religion in the World (Part 2): Modern times call for a contemporary faith, one full of freedom, tolerance and entirely lacking in bigotry
Newspaper article from: Hinduism Today; 4/30/2000; ; 700+ words
; Subramaniyaswami, Satguru Sivaya Hinduism Today 04-30-2000 Hinduism, the Greatest Religion in the World (PART 2...told us that it is impossible to live that way. So, Hinduism has a great tolerance for those who strive and a great...
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Hinduism
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
HINDUISM. Hinduism, the religion of nearly one billion people mostly of South Asian provenance...and ancient religious traditions, it is problematic to speak about Hinduism as if it were one monolithic religion rather than merely a label for...
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Hinduism and Mythology
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
Hinduism and Mythology Hinduism, which has millions of followers in India and around the world...the sacred stories and heroic epics that make up the mythology of Hinduism. Nothing in this complex and colorful mythology is fixed and firm...
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Hinduism, History of Science and Religion
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion
Hinduism, History of Science and Religion Hinduism is not the name of a particular religion in the narrow modern...xB4;aivism, S´a¯ktism, and others. Hinduism comprises, besides rituals and festivities and detailed...
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Hinduism, Contemporary Issues in Science and Religion
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion
Hinduism, Contemporary Issues in Science and Religion...autonomous culture of science in India. Within Hinduism, during the same time period, the Hindu...they can win back their selfhood. For Hinduism the European scientific and technological...
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Hinduism and Buddhism
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
Hinduism and Buddhism Hinduism Food (in Sanskrit, anna ) plays a very important role in the social...rebirth ( sams ā ra) through not eating is beyond mainstream Hinduism, which sees it as another attachment that will even bring a worse...
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