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Many Many Many Gods of Hinduism: Turning believers into non-believers and non-believers into believers
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About Many Many Many Gods Of Hinduism: Turning Believers
Product Description "Religion is the opium of the people," said Karl Marx many centuries ago. For more than a billion people living in India and abroad, Hinduism is the religion and a way of life. In this book Swami Achuthananda cracks open the opium poppy pods, analyzes the causes for euphoria, and comes away with a deeper understanding of the people and their religion. This is a comprehensive book on Hinduism. It tells you why Hindus do the things they do - and don't. Written in a casual style, the book guides you through the fundamentals of the religion. It then goes further and debunks a number of long-standing myths, some of them coming from the academia (of all places). While most books shy away from contentious issues, this book plunges headlong by taking on controversies, like the Aryan Invasion Theory, idol worship, RISA scholarship and many more. In fact one-third of the book is just on controversies that you rarely find in any other literature. Review "...a positive and edifying introduction to Hinduism that teems with basic facts and love for the faith....Achuthananda's explanations are helpful without oversimplifying or removing his emotional connection to the ideas..." --Kirkus Review Overall, this book is an excellent introduction for anyone interested in learning about Hinduism. Its short chapters make it easy to read selections as time permits, and Swami Achuthananda's casual and humorous voice makes presented concepts easy to follow. --Clarion Review "In India, the religion is the culture and the culture is the religion. You cannot learn one without the other." Like everything else in this book, that sentence is worth contemplating. But slowly, sometimes through analogy (the banyan tree), sometimes through simple and fascinating historical exposition, we begin to sense this tradition....Bookreview.com considers "Many Many Many Gods of Hinduism" one of the most fascinating and valuable books we have come across in a long time. --BOOKREVIEW.COM ..an eye-opening and compelling read. Many of your preconceived notions about Hinduism will be challenged by Swamiji. -- T.K. Narayanan, Radio commentator (retired), AIR Not often a book on religion can be a fun read, but this one was fun, and I recommend it to anyone with an open mind. --Tania Henley, Religious Forum (speaker), Alabama Sprinkled with human stories, parables and personal views (and occasional "peeves"), the writing is always engaging and at times delightfully controversial. --Tom Bryson, Author of Too Smart to Die Swami Achuthananda has used exactly the right mix of scholarship and unsophisticated prose to blow the lid off some of the most misconceived impressions of Hinduism. -- Norm Goldman, BookPleasures In the form of short essays, Swami Achuthananda with his intimate knowledge of Hinduism, clearly and effectively sets the record straight concerning inaccurate information prevalent today pertaining to Hinduism and the way it is portrayed.--Norm Goldman, BookPleasures The similarities and differences with Buddhism are fascinating, and the book doesn't avoid the hypocrisies, shortcomings, and superstitions related to the faith. It pulls no punches and shows all sides and facets, ugly or beautiful, smart and silly. --Michelle, B&N Reviewer From the Inside Flap In this book, Swami Achuthananda takes generation XYZ on a journey to ancient India todiscover the wisdom of its ancestors and the secrets to the future. Surveying the religious landscape, Swamiji notes with disbelief that a greatdeal of misinformation exists in the way Hinduism is portrayed. But Swamiji isno wimp when he rounds up a few rogue academics like water buffaloes in thewild for perverting history and perpetuating century-old myths. "Hindu literature is diverse and vast and will take you several cycles ofrebirth to comprehend," says Swamiji. "It's best understood by those who have agenuine interest and appreciation of the culture." About the Author Havi
