05-13-2005, 01:58 AM
Carl, I still dont understand how your approach addresses the academinc and popular misrepresentations and for who ? Wouldnt it make sense to expand the definition and coverage of hinduism rather then each sect (vaishnavism, shaivism, shaktism etc) coming out with its own defense of their coverage ? What is to be achieved with such silo constructions and how does it help ?