01465    a2200169   4500999001700000020001800017082001900035100002100054245005600075260003900131300001600170504001800186520090000204650004001104942001201144952013901156  c25261d25261  a9789352806980  a294.509bRAM-H  aRamachandran, R.  aHistory of hinduismb: the past, present and future  bSage Publicationsc2018aNew Delhi  axxxi, 299p.  aInclude Index  aThe history of Brahmanas, tracing their lineage to the fifty-odd Rigvedic poets, is dealt with through the chronological ordering of the Sanskrit texts which were first handed down to us as oral narratives from Gurus to shishyas. The circumstances and purposes for which these texts were written is examined, along with events of true historical nature. This is followed by a sequential treatment of Hinduism as a ‘Rigvedic religion’, the two Mimamsas, Buddhism, Jainism, Dharmasastras, the Epics and the Puranas. The growth of Hindu temples, the role of Adi Sankaracharya and the Bhakti movement is delved into, and the influences of Muslim and British rule of the subcontinent on Hinduism is analysed. The author explores one major reason for the survival of Hinduism—the support of prehistoric tribal and village cultures which were not modified or destroyed by the later-day Brahmanas.  aReligion vHinduism--HistoryzIndia  2ddccBK  00104070aNASSDOCbNASSDOCd2019-09-06eOPg361.35i2019-09-04l0o294.509 RAM-Hp50483r2019-09-06 00:00:00v495.00w2019-09-06yBK