Preface / Steven Ramey -- General questions -- Beginnings -- Development -- Texts and stories -- Gods and goddesses -- Personal practices -- Rituals and worship -- Hindus in relation to non-Hindus -- Current issues.
Summary
"Hinduism in Five Minutes provides an accessible and lively introduction to common questions about the practices, ideas, and narratives commonly identified as Hindu. Suitable for beginning students and the general reader, the book offers more than 70 brief essays on a wide range of fascinating questions about Hinduism and its study"--