The Hindus: An Alternative History (Record no. 104575)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789385288661 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 294.509 |
| Item number | DON |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Doniger, Wendy |
| 9 (RLIN) | 2547 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Hindus: An Alternative History |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Speaking Tiger Publishing Pvt. Ltd. |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2015 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New Delhi |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 779p |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Preface: The man or the rabbit in the moon<br/>1. Introduction: Working with available light<br/>2. Time and space in India: 50 million to 50,000 BCE<br/>3. Civilization in the Indus Valley: 50,000 to 1500 BCE<br/>4. Between the ruins and the text: 2000 to 1500 BCE<br/>5. Humans, animals, and gods in the Rig Veda: 1500 to 1000 BCE<br/>6. Sacrifice in the Brahmanas: 800 to 500 BCE<br/>7. Renunciation in the Upanishads: 600 to 200 BCE<br/>8. The three (or is it four?) aims of life in the Hindu imaginary<br/>9. Women and ogresses in the Ramayana: 400 BCE to 200 CE<br/>10. Violence in the Mahabharata: 300 BCE to 300 CE<br/>11. Dharma in the Mahabharata: 300 BCE to 300 CE<br/>12. Escape clauses in the Shastras: 100 BCE to 400 CE<br/>13. Bhakti in South India: 100 BCE to 900 CE<br/>14. Goddesses and gods in the early Puranas: 300 to 600 CE<br/>15. Sects and sex in the Tantric Puranas and the Tantras: 600 to 900 CE<br/>16. Fusion and rivalry under the Delhi sultanate: 650 to 1500 CE<br/>17. Avatar and accidental grace in the later Puranas: 800 to 1500 CE<br/>18. Philosophical feuds in South India and Kashmir: 800 to 1300 CE<br/>19. Dialogue and tolerance under the Mughals: 1500 to 1700 CE<br/>20. Hinduism under the Mughals: 1500 to 1700 CE<br/>21. Caste, class, and conversion under the British Raj: 1600 to 1900 CE<br/>22. Suttee and reform in the twilight of the Raj: 1800 to 1947 CE<br/>23. Hindus in America: 1900-<br/>24. The past in the present: 1950-<br/>25. Inconclusion, or the abuse of history |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Hindus - History |
| 9 (RLIN) | 9085 |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Women in Hinduism |
| 9 (RLIN) | 9086 |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type | Book |
| Call number prefix | 294.509 |
| Call number suffix | DON |
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