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British Vogue 2002 April Editorial 'The Lowdown' Photographed by Kim Knott

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Kim Knott - Hinduism: A Very Short Introduction (second edition) (2016) Another of the great little books in the Very Short Introduction series, this is one I actually feel quite competent in commenting, having an academic career in the Study of Religion with most of my BA spent studying Indian religions. As such I've read a bunch of introductory books on the subject and I can tell that this is a nifty little thing. 120 pages is a really short space in which to say anything really substantive about such a vast subject as "Hinduism" which is actually a collective noun for an huge number of religious expressions and beliefs, but Knott does the best possible job for the space allotted. Leaving aside the history of the religion she focuses mainly on how Hinduism is lived and thought today, with some contextualization of course. As a short introductory text it serves as kind of an open door to a much more complex world, and if anyone is truly interested in any specific dimension of Hinduism, be it the epic literature, the philosophy or devotional practices, there really is no need to stop here and the further reading section at the end is a useful starting point. Still, as a first encounter with the main ideas and practices of Indian Religions it's a nice short bite. (4/5) #bookcover #bookgram #bookstagram #bookporn #bookworm #literarytheory #kimknott #literature #hinduism #theory #oxford #nonfiction #bibliophile #booknerd #veryshortintroduction #oup (at Lisbon, Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3kEcBdFsK_/?igshid=1fvmhq0hvm9dd

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L’Officiel, February 1992

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