Symbolism Of Hinduism A Hermeneutic Approach

by Tribhuwan Kapur

Overview

The book is a pioneering study applying a hermeneutic approach in the study of religious symbols in Hinduism. This is a departure from the conventional methodology employed in studying religion in India so far. The book provides a purely Indian theory of society called nilictic theory and draws heavily for its source on sacred writings of Hinduism like Vedas. Upanishads, epics, myths and fables. Employing hermeneutics and transcendental dialectics the book covers such basic areas as Death, Re-birth, myth-making and interpretations From these it moves on to examine the work of the modern Hindu thinkers such as Sri Aurobindo and Sri Raman Maharishi. Nilictic theory and hermeneutic reformulations are used profusely in interpretations. The work, therefore, symbolizes definitive forward thrust to the finder of en age old tradition and its incisive interpretations. This is also a compulsory reading for those interested in the philosophical dimensions of use of symbols in Hinduism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788121250887
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	118
File size:	942 KB

About the Author

Dr Tribhuwan Kapur is an academic and prolific writer of books on such a variety of subjects as nuclear disarmament, new education, hippie subculture, drug abuse, sexual mores in rural India as also Hinduism. Dr Kapur obtained his doctorate in Sociology from the University of Delhi in 1983. He is presently Lecturer in Sociology in the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi.