Selected accounts from India's sacred literature form a complete and systematic overview of the many Hindu deities. These explorations cover gods from the Vedic and Puranic literature as well as lesser figures such as demons, sacred birds, and other lore. Includes 85 beautiful black-and-white illustrations culled from traditional sources.
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The Saktas: An Introductory and Comparative Study by Ernest A. Payne Cogent study sheds much light on Hindu sect often connected with the most debased practices of Hinduism. Outlines practices, investigates origins of cult's beliefs, causes of its popularity, more.
Hindu Gods and Goddesses: 300 Illustrations from "The Hindu Pantheon" by Edward Moor Assembled from the work of a leading 19th-century scholar, these captioned illustrations include scenes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata along with images of Krishna, Vishnu, Siva, and other major deities.
Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth by Mohandas Gandhi Boyhood, legal studies, purification, the growth of the Satyagraha — nonviolent protest — movement. Critical, inspiring work of the man responsible for the freedom of India.
Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, Sister Nivedita Great stories of the epics; deeds of Krishna, Shiva, taken from puranas, Vedas, folk tales, more. 32 illustrations.
