
Religion as Knowledge: The Hindu Concept
Janaki Abhisheki
ISBN: 9788188643035, 8188643033
Publisher: Akshaya Prakashan
Subject(s): Hinduism: General Works
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Title: Religion as Knowledge: The Hindu Concept
Author: Janaki Abhisheki
ISBN 13: 9788188643035
ISBN 10: 8188643033
Year: 2025
Language: English
Pages etc.: (Revised Edn.), xxvi+462 pp., bibl., ind., 23 cm.
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Akshaya Prakashan
Subject(s): Hinduism: General Works
"... The author is a housewife, scholar, publisher, a spiritual seeker but with the intellectual ability to theorize and formulate. Her recent publication, Religion as Knowledge: The Hindu Concept, is a valuable document on Hinduism; it is valuable both for lay readers as well as the learned..."
...Ram Swarup
"... There are illuminating chapters on the Ramayana, the Mahabharat, the Bhagavad Gita, Meanings of Symbols in Hinduism etc., all throwing new light and providing new insights. On the whole, a volume worth reading, and re-reading..."
...The Times of India
"... Unlike most books on Hinduism this one does not stop only with treating the religious works but has also dealt with works on Artha (politics and economics) and Kama (vital and cultural). This serves to give a balanced view of Hindu thought as the accepted Hindu view deals with the four goals of Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksa..."
...The Indian Express
"... Readers can benefit from this compendium on Hinduism. Kautilya's Arthasastra, a compendium of politics, sociology, and economics and philosophy received the attention it deserves expounding how the king was a symbol of power and protection of the people. There are brilliant chapters on Indian Epics the Ramayana and Mahabharata, the Bhagavad Gita, the concept of Sanatana Dharma, etc. all throw a new light providing penetrating insights into Hindu religion..."
...The Hindu
"... A study of your book will be a much needed re-education to all our educated people in politics, administration, teaching, journalism, the professions, and in private life. You have shown what blessings lie for our people, especially our women if and when they will realise that worship of Saraswati comes first, and then only should come the worship of Lakshmi, that they are not two jealous sisters, as our people in their decadent state have been thinking but are two very loving and lovable sisters, with Saraswati standing for pure knowledge and Lakshmi standing for applied knowledge..."
...Swami Ranganathananda, Ram Krishna Math. Hyderabad