Descriptor in English: | Hinduism |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Hinduismo |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Hinduísmo |
Descriptor in French: | Hindouisme |
Entry term(s): |
Ethics, Hindu Hindu Ethics |
Tree number(s): |
K01.844.231 |
Scope note: | A complex body of social, cultural, and religious beliefs and practices evolved in and largely confined to the Indian subcontinent and marked by a caste system, an outlook tending to view all forms and theories as aspects of one eternal being and truth, and the practice of the way of works, the way of knowledge, or the way of devotion as a means of release from the round of rebirths. (From Webster, 3d ed) |
Annotation: | IM; specify geog if pertinent |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
HI history PX psychology |
History Note: | 95 |
See also the descriptors: |
Medicine, Ayurvedic
MeSH |
DeCS UI: | 32200 |
Descriptor UI: | D018596 |
Date Established: | 1995/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1994/04/19 |
Revision Date: | 1999/11/03 |
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Humanities [K01]Humanities
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Hinduism
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Hindu Ethics
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Concept UI |
M0027875 |
Scope note | A complex body of social, cultural, and religious beliefs and practices evolved in and largely confined to the Indian subcontinent and marked by a caste system, an outlook tending to view all forms and theories as aspects of one eternal being and truth, and the practice of the way of works, the way of knowledge, or the way of devotion as a means of release from the round of rebirths. (From Webster, 3d ed) |
Preferred term | Hinduism |
Concept UI |
M0027876 |
Preferred term | Hindu Ethics |
Entry term(s) |
Ethics, Hindu |
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