The Sacred Thread: Hinduism in Its Continuity and Diversity

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Manohar Publishers and Distributors, 2026 - Religion - 232 pages
Hinduism is not just one particular approach to life. In this best-selling textbook John Brockington shows how Hinduism encompasses new dilemmas in traditional language and accommodates fresh insights to established viewpoints. Since its first publication

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John Brockington,L.Phil. (1968), Oxford, Professor emeritus of Sanskrit, School of Asian Studies, Edinburgh University. He has published widely on the epics and on the history of Hinduism (The Sanskrit Epics and Hinduism and Christianity, etc.).

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