BRAHMANISM and HINDUISM Or Religious thought and Life in India as based on the Vedaand other Sacred Books of the Hindūs

Introductory observationsVedismBrahmanismHinduism General ObservationsSaivismVaishnavismVaishnavism Minor sects and Reforming Theistic MovementsSaktism or Goddess worshipTutelary and village DeitiesDemon-worship and Spirit-worshipHero-worship and saint-worshipDeath Funeral Rites and Ancestor-worshipWorship of Animals Trees and Inanimate objectsThe Hindu Religion in Ancient Family-lifeThe Hindu Religion in Modern Family-lifeReligious life of the Orthodox Hindu HouseholderHindu Fasts Festivals and Holy DaysTemples Shrines and Sacred Places