Hinduism Past And Present

About the book:-The author has made an elaborate attempt to make justice to the title of 'Hinduism Past and Present'. Hinduism is so exceedingly vast and complex that a full discussion of the subject would require a large volume, or rather many volumes. The author's desire has been to produce, if possible, a book which should be sufficiently correct to satisfy the orientalist, and yet short and simple enough to attract the attention of the readers and common man. Engaging and accessible, this book will appeal to laypersons and scholars alike as the most comprehensive introduction to Hinduism yet published. Not only is Hinduism refreshingly new in its methodological approach, but it also presents a broad range of meticulous scholarship in a clear, readable style, integrating Indology, religious studies, philosophy, anthropological theory and fieldwork, and sweeping analyses of Hindu texts. Hinduism is currently followed by one-fifth of humankind. Far from a monolithic theistic tradition, the religion comprises thousands of gods, a complex caste system, and hundreds of languages and dialects. Such internal plurality inspires vastly ranging rites and practices amongst Hinduism's hundreds of millions of adherents About the author:-The Rev Dr John Murray Mitchell LLD, often referred to as Murray Mitchell was a Scottish missionary and orientalist who worked in his country of birth, India and France. Mitchell was sent to Bombay, India, to join some missionary colleagues of the Church of Scotland in November 1838. There he was able to continue his interest in languages, for which he had already received prizes during his studies. He soon mastered Marathi and also studied Sanskrit and what was then called Zend. In 1858, Mitchell was awarded an LL.D degree by Marischal College. A year later, in November 1859, he returned to India and again relieved James Mitchell at Poona. The schism in the Church of Scotland in 1843 resulted in Mitchell favouring the newly formed Free Church of Scotland. In the following year, he moved to Nagpur with Stephen Hislop in order to establish a new mission. He frequently travelled from that base to speak with local people, often in their own language, but in 1846 he had to return to Scotland due to the poor health of his wife, Maria Hay Mackenzie née Flyter, whom he had married in Bombay on 22 December 1842 The Title 'Hinduism Past And Present written/authored/edited by J. Murray Mitchell', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121234832 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 301 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-