Great world religions [videorecording] : Hinduism / Mark W. Muesse.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: FilmPublisher number: 6104 | Teaching CompanySeries: Great courses (DVD)Publication details: Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Co., c2003.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 65 p. ; 22 cm.)ISBN:
  • 1565857925 :
Other title:
  • Hinduism
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DVD BL1210 .M84 2003d
Contents:
lecture 1. Hinduism in the world and the world of Hinduism -- lecture 2. Early cultures of India -- lecture 3. World of the Veda -- lecture 4. From the Vedic tradition to classical Hinduism -- lecture 5. Caste -- lecture 6. Men, women, and the stages of life -- lecture 7. Way of action -- lecture 8. Way of wisdom -- lecture 9. Seeing God -- lecture 10. Way of devotion -- lecture 11. Goddess and her devotees -- lecture 12. Hinduism in the modern period.
Lecturer: Mark W. Muesse.Summary: Provides an overview of Hinduism and discusses why Hinduism is perhaps the most diverse religion of all. Covers topics such as arranged marriages and the caste system, the Indus Valley Civilization, the sacred writings in the Vedas, the Bhagavad-gita, and the Upanishads, ritual purity rites, the Aryan language of Sanskrit, and Hinduism's rejection of the notion that there is but one path to the divine. Introduces Hinduism's wealth of gods, terms, and practices, such as Krishna, karma, guru, and yoga.
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Book Storms Research Center DVD Collection DVD BL 1210 .M84 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available .PUBLIC. Disc 1-2. 98645458
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Course Number 6104: 12 lectures (30 minutes/lecture).

lecture 1. Hinduism in the world and the world of Hinduism -- lecture 2. Early cultures of India -- lecture 3. World of the Veda -- lecture 4. From the Vedic tradition to classical Hinduism -- lecture 5. Caste -- lecture 6. Men, women, and the stages of life -- lecture 7. Way of action -- lecture 8. Way of wisdom -- lecture 9. Seeing God -- lecture 10. Way of devotion -- lecture 11. Goddess and her devotees -- lecture 12. Hinduism in the modern period.

Lecturer: Mark W. Muesse.

Provides an overview of Hinduism and discusses why Hinduism is perhaps the most diverse religion of all. Covers topics such as arranged marriages and the caste system, the Indus Valley Civilization, the sacred writings in the Vedas, the Bhagavad-gita, and the Upanishads, ritual purity rites, the Aryan language of Sanskrit, and Hinduism's rejection of the notion that there is but one path to the divine. Introduces Hinduism's wealth of gods, terms, and practices, such as Krishna, karma, guru, and yoga.

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