Hinduism books

These Indian mythology books are sure to entertain as well as teach you more about Indian culture, tradition, and history. In undergrad, with a concentration in South Asian history, we studied classic books on Indian mythology including The Ramayana and The Mahabharata. At the time, Mount Holyoke College and Smith offered the best South Asian...

Here are true histories of individuals and families who formally entered Hinduism over the years. The tales illustrate the six steps of ethical conversion which are detailed in the book: 1) joining a Hindu community; 2) creating a point-counterpoint of the beliefs of Hinduism and one?s previous religion; 3) severing from former mentors; 4) legally adopting a Hindu name; 5) having a namakarana samskara, the traditional Hindu name-giving ceremony and 6) publicly announcing the severance and…

Prithvi, a twenty-one-year-old, is searching for a mysterious middle-aged aghori (Shiva devotee), Om Shastri, who was traced more than 200 years ago before he was captured and transported to a high-tech facility on an isolated Indian island. When the aghori was drugged and hypnotized for interrogation by a team of specialists, he claimed to have witnessed all four yugas (the epochs in Hinduism) and even participated in both Ramayana and Mahabharata.

There are four Vedas: the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda, and the Atharvaveda and all of them together are attributed to as ‘Chaturveda’.

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This book has got Hindi Translation. These books are a keepsake, every individual who believe in Lord Shiva should have it as a keepsake. It can be kept in temple, in library anywhere. It is a hard bound book. It is good for gifting kids, adults during graduation, wedding, birthdays or just out of love without any occassion at all. Shiva Purana is one of the eighteen major Puranas, a genre of Sanskrit texts in Hinduism, and part of the Shaivism literature corpus. It primarily centers around…

This ReligionReads booklist features 10 essential books on Hinduism that both practitioners and religious seekers can use to learn more this ancient way of life.