Brahmanism and Hinduism: Or Religious thought and Life in India, as Based on the Veda and other Sacred Books of the Hindus  (Paperback, Monier Monier-Williams)

About The Book: This book contain information about Brahmanism and Hinduism, based on the Veda and other sacred books of the Hindus. Compare these systems with Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and Muhammadanism, and draw attention to points where they can be compared or contrasted with Christianity. The author has been studying Indian sacred literature for over forty years and has traveled extensively in India. The three words Vedism, Brahmanism, and Hinduism will be used to express the three principal stages in the development of the complicated system. Vedism was the earliest form of the religion of the Indian branch of the great Aryan family, Brahmanism grew out of Vedism, and Hinduism grew out of Brahmanism. Hinduism is the worship of many divine personalities and incarnations, distinct from Brahmanism, which was more of a philosophy than a religion. About The Author: Sir Monier Monier-Williams KCIE (1819–1899) was a British scholar who was the second Borden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University, England. Monier Williams was born in Bombay, the son of Colonel Monier Williams, surveyor-general in the Bombay presidency. His surname was "Williams" until 1887, when he added his given name to his surname to create the hyphenated "Monier-Williams". He was educated at King's College School, Balliol College, Oxford (1838–40), the East India Company College (1840–41) and University College, Oxford (1841–44). He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1886. He also received the following academic honours: Honorary DCL, Oxford, 1875; LLD, Calcutta, 1876; Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford, 1880; Honorary PhD, Gottingen, 1880s; Vice-President, Royal Asiatic Society, 1890; Honorary Fellow of University College, Oxford, 1892.