Hindu Scriptures

by Dominic Goodall

English
461

Genres: Religion, Nonfiction, Hinduism

410 pages, Paperback

First published July 27, 1996

Reviews

[Linda Munro · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book holds scriptures from several sources, including: Rg Veda, Atharva Veda, the Upanishads, Yajnavalkya-Smrti, Kirana-Tantra and the Bhagavad-Gita. As one can see, as a book intended for the general public, this has far too much information from far too many sources. When I ordered this book from the library, I was under the false impression that it dealt solely with Bhagavad-Gita; thus, I found it far too complex for my needs.

This book seems to be for those more familiar with Hinduism and its teachings. If indeed, I had been more familiar with the scriptures as a whole, I may have rated this book higher; unfortunately, the information jumped from source to source and was more confusing than helpful. For the previously stated reason, I am giving this book a 2 star rating.

[Autumn Kotsiuba · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm rating the collection, of course, not the texts themselves.

This is a great resource, and it's interesting to read actually religious texts instead Of simply about them. I've studied Hinduism a bit and taken a couple courses, so I mostly understood what was going on (not completely, of course). I wouldn't recommend this to someone who had zero background in it, but it's still good for a beginner like me.

[Darogi86 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice overview of 'hinduism'

[Chris brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

another great read. If you really want to open your mind pick this up