Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Table des matières v
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface to the Third Edition xiii
5. Abbreviations xv
6. Note on Transliteration and Pronunciation xvii
7. Introduction 1
8. Hinduism: Sources and Worldview
9. The Beginnings of Hinduism 17
10. Hindu Dharma 30
11. The Veda 45
12. Itihāsa-Purāṇa 59
13. The Bhagavadgītā 74
14. The World of the Hindu 86
15. The Many Gods and the One God of Hinduism 101
16. Trimārga: The Three Hindu Paths to Liberation
17. The Path of Works 122
18. Purity and Merit 136
19. Saṃskāras 147
20. The Path of Knowledge 156
21. Ātman and Brahman 166
22. Karma, Vidyā, Mokṣa 173
23. The Path of Loving Devotion 181
24. Lord Viṣṇu and His Devotees 198
25. Śiva 218
26. Devī 232
27. Mudalvan, Murukan, Māl: The Great Gods of the Tamils 248
28. The Structural Supports of Hinduism
29. The Divine Presence in Space and Time 263
30. The Hindu Social Order 288
31. Saṃnyāsa 298
32. Strīdharma 311
33. Hindu Structures of Thought 325
34. Hindu Logic and Physics 333
35. Hindu Metaphysics and Psychology 342
36. Hindu Theology, Old and New 351
37. Hinduism and Buddhism 371
38. Hinduism Encountering the “Other”
39. Hinduism and Christianity in India 381
40. Hindus and Muslims in India 394
41. Hindu Reforms and Reformers 410
42. Mahātmā Gandhi 429
43. Hindūtva—Hinduism—Hindu Dharma 441
44. Miscellany
45. India and the West 456
46. Hinduism and Science 466
47. Hinduism and Ecology 476
48. Hindu Measures of Time 490
49. Indian Chronology 497
50. Maps 509
51. Notes 513
52. Glossary 587
53. Bibliography 611
54. Index 661