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This is a practical introduction to the variety of religious traditions that come from the Indian sub-continent and which are known collectively as 'Hinduism'.

This clear and accessible guide covers: an account of the diversity and underlying unity of Hinduism, Hindu mythology, temples and worship, Hindu worship in the home, family life and values, life-cycle rituals within the Hindu community, Hindu ethics, Hinduism in a world context and alongside other faiths.

V. P. Hemant Kanitkar, co-author, was born and schooled in India and came to Britain in 1948. He obtained degrees, both in Sanskrit and History at London University. After retiring in 1984, he has written eleven books on Hinduism and India for British schools. The author also officiates as a priest for major Hindu rites of passage.

Owen Cole, co-author, has taught at every stage of education from junior schools to university. He is a vice president of the World Congress of Faiths, a member of the Other Faiths Commission of the Churches together in Britain and Ireland and a founder member of the Shap Working Party on World Religions in Education. He is visiting research fellow at University College, Chichester.