TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lipner,Julius
TI  - HINDUS: their religious beliefs and practices 
T2  - The library of religious beliefs and practices
SN  - 9780415456760 (hardback : alk. paper)
U1  - 294.5 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Abingdon
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Hinduism
N1  - Previously published: 1994; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. About 'Hindu', Hinduism and this book -- Pt. I. Guiding voices -- 2. The voice of scripture as Veda (I) : performing the word -- 3. The voice of scripture as Veda (II) : discerning the word -- 4. The voice of scripture as Veda and 'Veda' -- 5. The voice of tradition : smrti and its divisions (I) -- 6. The voice of tradition : smrti and its divisions (II) -- 7. The voice of tradition : caste and its realities -- 8. The voice of tradition : itihasa and sacred narrative -- 9. The voice of tradition : folklore and the intellectual heritage -- 10. The voice of experience -- Pt. II. Reason and morality -- 11. A story with a tale -- 12. Morality and the person; the belief in karma and rebirth -- Pt. III. Images of time, space, and eternity -- 13. Reckoning time and 'progress' -- 14. the sacred and its forms -- 15. Ways, means and ends -- Concluding postscript
ER  -