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    Hinduism and Modernity

    By David Smith

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    This examination of Hinduism in the context of modernity will be of interest to all students of Hinduism, as well as to those interested in the sociology and history of religion.

    • Shows Hinduism to be a highly dynamic world-view which challenges western notions of modernity.
    • Considers a broad range of topics including women, the caste system, the self, divinities and gurus.
    • Contains up-to-date discussions of modern Hindu culture and beliefs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateApr 15, 2008
    ISBN9780470776858
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    David Smith

    David Smith has over 48 years at CABI as Preservation Officer, Curator and latterly Director of Biological Resources and is now retired with the honour of being a CABI Emeritus Fellow. Having a long history of managing a living fungal collection; developing and managing projects on conservation and use of microorganisms; and microbiological regulatory environment particularly, the Nagoya protocol. In past roles as President of the World Federation for Culture Collections, President of the European Culture Collection's Organisation and the UK Federation of Culture Collections he has visited collections in 34 countries and helped set up and enhance collections in 19 countries. He has presented over 160 conference papers and has over 230 publications including 80 peer reviewed papers, 4 books and over 40 book chapters.

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