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Contents
- 1. The Scholar and the Devotee
- 2. Revelation and the Transmission of Knowledge
- 3. Understanding the Self
- 4. Divine Heroes: The Epic Tradition
- 5. The Divine Presence
- 6. Hinduism, Colonialism, and Modernity
- 7. Challenges to Hinduism: Women and Dalits
- 8. Crossing the Black Waters: Hinduism beyond India
- 9. Hindu Dharma, Hinduism, and Hinduisms