Am I a Hindu?
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 Am I A Hindu? | |
| Author | Ed Viswanathan |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Hinduism |
| Genre | non-fiction |
| Publisher | Halo Books |
Publication date | 1992 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 321 |
| ISBN | 978-1-879904-06-4 |
| OCLC | 25548592 |
| 294.5 20 | |
| LC Class | BL1202 .V57 1992 |
Am I A Hindu? is a primer about the Hindu religion, published in 1992, by Ed Viswanathan.
The book takes the form of dialog between a Hindu father and his American-born son. The son wants to understand his family's religious traditions and discover what is relevant for him today. The book provides a non-technical introduction to Hinduism as lived today. The Book tries to answer lot of questions about Hinduism very objectively[citation needed], as well as from a point of view of someone who doesn't know the religion well.
The book emphasizes that Hinduism is about the search of true knowledge, search of self, and the search of answers to all questions. At the end, it claims that the day science will be able to answer all questions, all religions like Hinduism will cease to exist. The Book tries to answer questions by quoting similarities with other religions and without trying to show any other religion in a bad light[citation needed]. It explains that how the broadness of Religion, which gives freedom to believe in god and at the same time be an atheist, pray the Idols or only the holy scriptures has led to many wrong beliefs about the religion[citation needed][clarification needed].
It also explains that how a religion, with no system of conversion has survived over ages.[citation needed]
Reviews
[edit]- Nagarkatti, C S (1988-10-28). "'Daddy, Am I a Hindu?'". India West. p. 73. ISSN 0883-721X. ProQuest 371429340.
- Parikh, Arvindkumar (1997-02-27). "Question on Hindu religion answered". The Times-Picayune. Archived from the original on 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- Faciane, Valerie (1984-04-01). "Book takes big view of Hinduism". The Times-Picayune. Archived from the original on 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
External links
[edit]- Am I A Hindu? The book deals with subjects like the self, the Brahman Hindu marriages, Hindu traditions, Hindu atheism and Hindu sciences.
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