Deacon Dr Duncan Macpherson KC*HS

ACCESSING HINDUISM

Helen Kanitkar and Duncan Macpherson
Hinduism often appears to be so vast and so amorphous a subject that it is very difficult
to know where to begin and,having begun,where to continue.This book is intended
both for those coming to the study of Hinduism for the first time and for those who,
having begun to study it,may have become daunted or confused.
Accessing Hinduism is a guide but it is not necessarily intended to be read from
cover to cover.It can be read in this way,but it may also be read like a travel guide in
which the reader can begin with any section which is of immediate interest.Each section
of Accessing Hinduism provides reliable information on the different aspects of Hindu ismand then goes on to offer the understanding that comes from allowing Hindus to speak for themselves.Subjects treated range from the caste system through to Hindu mythology and Neo-Hinduism, offering succint explanations of key concepts such as karma, sanatana dharma and bhakti
This book is suitable for the educated general reader but can also be expected to
be of particular use for sixth-formers,undergraduates,teachers and those concerned
with community relations.

Helen Kanitkar was Lector in Anthropology and Sociology at the School of
Oriental and African Studies in the University of London.
Duncan Macpherson was a Principal Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at
St Mary ’s University College in the University of Surrey.
216 x 138 mm,112 pages,paperback.
£8.95
ISBN 1 901764 07 9
1999
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