The Evolution of Ancient Hinduism (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Evolution of Ancient Hinduism Before commencing our studies it will be well for us to form a clear notion of the meaning of the word Hinduism. Hinduism Is the name of the orthodox religion of the Hindus, an Aryan race which migrated to the banks of the Indus, and gradually spread over that large portion of India now known 335 Hindustan. It is because Hinduism is the name given to the religion of the Hindu race that I venture, for philosophical purposes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.