Hinduism : A Reader (Hardcover)

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Part I: Classical Texts.

1 The Vedas.

2 Upanisads.

3 The Jaiminigrhyasutra.

4 The Mahabharata.

5 The Bhagavad Gita.

6 The Ramayana of Valmiki.

7 The Puranas, Stories of the Ancient Past.

8 The Bhagavata Purana.

9 Manavadharmasastra, The Law Code of Manu.

Part II: Contemporary Texts and Issues .

10 Papers Relating to East India Affairs, viz. Hindoo Windows, and Voluntary Immolations.

11 Raja Rammohan Ray (1772–1833).

12 Dr B.R. Ambedkar (1891–1956).

13 The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

14 Kancha Ilaiah’s Why I Am Not a Hindu: A Sudra Critique of Hindutva Philosophy, Culture, and Political Economy.

15 Hindutva: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and the Rise of Hindu Nationalism.

16 The Constitution of India.

Index