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1 online resource (392 pages) |
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Social theory.
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Part One: Hindu social system -- I. India and Hinduism -- The General place of Hinduism -- Diffusion patterns of Hinduism -- Hindu doctrine and ritual -- Place of the Vedas -- The Brahmans and the castes -- Caste and tribe -- Caste and guild -- Caste and status group -- The Social rank order of the castes -- Caste and sib -- II. The main grouping of the castes -- The Brahmans -- The Kshatriyas -- The Vaishyas -- The Shudras -- III. Caste forms and schisms -- Caste criteria -- Caste schism -- Caste discipline -- Caste and traditionalism -- The Religious promise of the caste system -- The Developmental conditions of the caste system -- Part Two: Orthodox and heterodox holy teaching of the Indian intellectuals -- IV. Anti-orgiastic and ritualistic character of Brahmanical religiosity -- Brahmanical, Hellenistic, and Confucian intellectual strata -- Dharma and the absence of the concept of natural law -- Knowledge, asceticism, and mysticism in India -- Sramana and Brahmanical asceticism -- Brahmanical writings and science -- V. Orthodox Hinduism -- Holy technique (Yoga) and the development of religious philosophy -- Orthodox salvation doctrines -- Holy teaching and the professional ethic of the Bhagavadgita -- VI. Heterodox soteriologies of the culture professional monks -- The two great heterodoxies -- Jainism -- Ancient Buddhism -- Part Three: Asiatic sects and the redemption religions -- VII. The Transformation of ancient Buddhism -- General reasons for the transformation of ancient Buddhism -- King Ashoka -- Mahayana Buddhism -- VIII. The Missions -- Ceylon and the outlying Indian territories -- China -- Korea -- Japan -- Inner Asia: Lamaism -- IX. The Orthodox restoration in India -- General character -- Shivaism and the Lingam cult -- Vishnuism and Bhakti piety -- The Sects and the gurus -- X. General character of Asiatic religion |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Translation of Hinduismus und Buddhismus, published as v. 2 of the author's Gesammelte Aufsätze zur Religionssoziologie |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Religion
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Social conditions
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Hindoeïsme.
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Boeddhisme.
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Godsdienstsociologie.
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| SUBJECT |
India -- Religion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064947
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India -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064951
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India
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India -- Social life and customs.
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India -- Religion and religious life.
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India -- Hindu history.
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India -- Buddhist history.
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India -- History -- 1500-1765.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
58006491 |
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