Crowley County Combined Library

Religions of the World provide a very informative, non-biased view into some of the world's most practiced religions.

"Hinduism is said to be the world's oldest religion. Yet the word 'Hindu' is of foreign 18th-century origin. Hinduism is defined as a polytheistic religion, but Mahatma Gandhi famously declared that one can be a Hindu without believing in any god. Hinduism appears to accommodate endless contradictions. It is a religion at least as much of myth as of history - it has no historical founder, no single authoritative book, and few central doctrines." "Introducing...

"Learn how and why Hinduism has survived as one of the oldest and largest world religions, with nearly a billion followers located mostly in India. Hinduism encompasses wide practices and traditions largely due to its great capacity to integrate the new with the old. Students will learn about the descendants of the Indus River Valley, whos, around 1500 B.C.E., used Sanskrit to transcribe their daily rituals and customs. Students will also discover...

"Introduces readers to the religion of Hinduism. The book explores the history of Hinduism, its belief system, its structure and organization, and how it affects the daily life of its followers"--

An introduction to Hinduism, the third largest religion in the world, and to the Hindu God Krishna.

"In Tamil Nadu, India, a boy is born with blue skin. His father sets up an ashram, and the family makes a living off of the pilgrims who seek the child's blessings and miracles, believing young Kalki to be tenth human incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. Kalki is confronted with three trials in his tenth year--tests of his power that will prove his divine status and, his father tells him, spread his fame worldwide. Over the next decade, as the story...

Describes the history and meaning of Diwali and how the holiday is celebrated today.