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040			_cCUS
082	0	0	_a294.5 _bROS/E
100	1		_aRosen, Steven
245	1	0	_aEssential Hinduism/ _cSteven J. Rosen ; foreword by Graham M. Schweig.
260			_aWestport, Conn.: _bPraeger, _c2006.
300			_axxi, 266 p.; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [245]-249) and index.
505	0		_aForeword / by Graham M. Schweig -- Introduction -- The antecedents : everything comes from something -- Hinduism : the one and the many -- Dharma and the Hindu social system -- What are the Vedas? -- Epic Hinduism -- The Bhagavad-Gita and the life of Lord Krishna -- The Puranas and the Bhagavata -- Vaishnavism and the practice of Hinduism -- Underlying metaphysics -- The yoga of eating -- Idols, deities, worship, and temples -- Festivals and holidays -- Sonic theology -- Conclusion.
650		0	_aHinduism.
650		0	_aVaishnavism.
942			_cWB16