“Religion is the opium of the people,” said Karl Marx many centuries ago. By understanding the religion, you understand the behavior of people.
This is a comprehensive book on Hinduism, examining the beliefs and practices of the religion. It tells you why Hindus do the things they do – and don’t. Written in a casual style, the book guides you through the fundamentals of the religion. It then goes further and debunks a number of long-standing myths, some of them coming from the academia of all places. While most books shy away from contentious issues, this book plunges headlong by taking on controversies, like the Aryan Invasion Theory, idol worship, RISA scholarship and many more. In fact one-third of the book is just on controversies that you rarely find in any other literature.
“The book is entertaining enough to engage the reader, bold enough to address issues, and controversial enough to involve the reader.”
This is a comprehensive book on Hinduism, examining the beliefs and practices of the religion. It tells you why Hindus do the things they do – and don’t. Written in a casual style, the book guides you through the fundamentals of the religion. It then goes further and debunks a number of long-standing myths, some of them coming from the academia of all places. While most books shy away from contentious issues, this book plunges headlong by taking on controversies, like the Aryan Invasion Theory, idol worship, RISA scholarship and many more. In fact one-third of the book is just on controversies that you rarely find in any other literature.
“The book is entertaining enough to engage the reader, bold enough to address issues, and controversial enough to involve the reader.”
