Hinduism in Five Minutes - Steven W Ramey

Hinduism in Five Minutes - Steven W Ramey

24. Was Reincarnation Included in the Texts that Hindus Follow?

Hinduism in Five Minutes - Steven W Ramey

Gil Ben-Herut [+-]
University of South Florida
Gil Ben-Herut is an Associate Professor in the Religious Studies Department, University of South Florida. Graduate Division of Religion Emory University, S214 Callaway Memorial Center 537 Kilgo Circle, Atlanta, Georgia 30322 USA

Description

Although absent from the earliest strands of Hindu scriptures, the idea of reincarnation (or rebirth) is ancient and widely held in South Asia, and also resonates with notions held elsewhere about retribution in a future life. The chapter discusses stories about reincarnation from the Bhagavad Gītā and the Upaniṣads.

Notify A Colleague

Citation

Ben-Herut, Gil. 24. Was Reincarnation Included in the Texts that Hindus Follow?. Hinduism in Five Minutes. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 81-83 Aug 2022. ISBN 9781800502406. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=41691. Date accessed: 28 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.41691. Aug 2022

Dublin Core Metadata