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A contrast is drawn between the leading characteristics of Hinduism and those of Christianity, and the effect of Christian ideas on modern Hinduism is exhibited. A CONTRAST IS DRAWN BETWEEN THE LEADING CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGUISM AND THOSE OF CHRISTIANITY AND THE EFFECT OF PRISTINE IDEAS ON MODERN HINNOISM IS EXHIBITED
 Position of Islam in the Scale of Civilization 129 THE HINDU RELIGION. OUTLINE OF THE ESSAY. The place of Hinduism--which is professed by about a hundred and ninety millions in India--among the religions of the world, and its great antiquity, are pointed out. The comparative simplicity of the system contained in the Vedas, the oldest sacred books of the Hindus, its almost entire freedom from the use of images, its gradual deterioration in the later hymns, its gradual multiplication of gods, the advance of sacerdotalism, and the increasing complexity of its religious rites are set forth. The philosophical speculation that was carried on, the different philosophical schools, the Buddhist reaction, its conflict with Brahmanism, its final defeat, and its influence on the victorious system are discussed. The religious reconstruction represented by the Puranas, their theological character, the modern ritual, the introduction and rise of caste, and the treatment of women are then considered. ES BY MARIE MITCHELL AND WILLIAM YORK READ BY SAINTILLA TO TEMPOLI GALLISTEXUS APRIL TWENTY EIGHTEEN OUTLINE OF THE ESSAY A PLACE OF HINDUISM WHICH IS PROFESSED BY ABOUT A HUNDRED AND NINETY MILLIONS IN INDIA AMONG THE RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD AND ITS GREAT ANTIQUITY ARE POINTED OUT THE COMPARATIVE SIMPLICITY OF THE SYSTEM CONTAINING THE WEDAS THE OLDEST SECRET BOOKS OF THE HINDOOS ITS ALMOST ENTIRE FREEDOM FROM THE USE OF IMAGES ITS GRADUAL DETERMINATION IN THE LATER HYMNS ITS GRADUAL MULTIPLICATION OF GODS THE ADVANCE OF SELDOTISM AND THE INCREASING COMPLEXITY OF ITS RELIGIOUS RITES ARE SET FORTH THE PHILOSOPHICAL SPECULATION THAT WAS CARRIED ON THE DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHICAL SCHOOLS THE BUDDHIST REACTION ITS CONFLICT WITH BRAHMANISM ITS FINAL DEFEAT AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE VICTORIOUS SYSTEM ARE DISCUSSED THE RELIGIOUS RECONSTRUCTION REPRESENTED BY THE POOR ANAS THEIR THEOLOGICAL CHARACTER THE MODERN RITUAL THE INTRODUCTION AND RISE OF CASTE AND THE TREATMENT OF WOMEN ARE THEN CONSIDERED
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