Project Gutenberg 2012-03-23 Public domain in the USA. 456 Various Verschillende Various, Various Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" Volume 13, Slice 5 Reading ease score: 56.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Marius Masi, Don Kretz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, 'Hinduism' to 'Home, Earls of'" by Various is a comprehensive reference work written in the early 20th century. This volume presents a multitude of articles covering a wide range of topics, with a focus on Hinduism, its historical development, social institutions, and religious beliefs. The text serves as an insightful resource for those looking to understand both the complexities of Hindu culture and the interconnectedness of its various elements. The opening portion of the text introduces Hinduism, elaborating on its definition, origins, and the demographic makeup of Hindus in India. It explains the term "Hindu" as being derived from Persian roots and discusses the majority of the Indian population that identifies with this belief system. The text delves into the connection between Hinduism and Brahmanism, outlining key concepts such as the caste system, the transcendental nature of Brahma, and the influences on the development of sectarian practices and gods like Vishnu and Siva. The narrative highlights the complexities of Hindu social organization and spiritual beliefs, setting the stage for the detailed exploration of these themes in subsequent sections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Encyclopedias and dictionaries AE Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 1277519 1277525 2024-12-16T13:53:25.685345 2023-09-17T07:41:06.547495 text/html text/html 1287617 2012-03-23T12:00:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1792812 2012-03-23T12:02:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1800656 2024-12-16T13:53:45.806763 application/epub+zip 1824702 2024-12-16T13:53:31.905823 application/epub+zip 582902 2024-12-16T13:53:29.251334 application/epub+zip 2317030 2024-12-16T13:53:55.588797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2254131 2024-12-16T13:53:43.956779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 814800 2022-09-18T04:34:30.481803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1180527 1180433 2024-12-16T13:53:23.263350 2023-09-17T07:41:04.496459 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1179598 2012-03-23T12:00:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 465574 2012-03-23T12:02:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1179890 2012-03-23T12:01:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 464714 2012-03-23T12:02:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20747 2024-12-16T13:53:55.758690 application/rdf+xml 24781 2024-12-16T13:53:29.909812 image/jpeg 4683 2024-12-16T13:53:29.583848 image/jpeg 1884210 2024-12-16T13:53:25.826328 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog