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Astrid Rosenschon,
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Astrid Rosenschon traces the roots of the two religion and how it has impacted and shaped Indian society. She has visited numerous countries in the world. India has fascinated and puzzled her because in no other country is religion so omnipresent. It has laid its stamp on all areas of an Individuals life.
India should be included in the Guinness Book of World Records since India has to it's credit many pioneering achievements in science and philosophy. It is also the birthplace of many religion including two world religion - Hinduism and Buddhism. The openness of Hinduism and it's world views are remarkable. Deep religious faith has also given rise to architectural masterpieces. At the same time, widespread caste system and discrimination against the female gender, which has its roots in religion, is a break par excellence, impeding social and economic development in India.
The author presents at first Hinduism, the criticism of Buddhism and ancient Indian beliefs. Subsequently, she explains where the strengths and weaknesses of Hinduism lie, in the light of modern knowledge. For India is a country that is increasingly getting international attention.
About the Author
Astrid Rosenschon was born in 1951 in Bayreuth (Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. From 1970 onwards she studied economics at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen/Nuernberg. She became an assistant at the Chair of Public Finance of Professor Horst Claus Recktenwald at this university. In 1979 she obtained her doctorate with the grade “summa cum laude”. Since 1985 Astrid Rosenschon is working in an internationally renowned research institution.
