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About eighty percent of the population of India embrace Hinduism, and about thirty million people outside it. And in this book from the series "Very Short Introduction," Kim Not provides a brief and reliable overview of Hinduism, with an analysis of the contemporary challenges it faces with its spread outside India. The book covers all aspects of Hinduism; its sacred texts, beliefs, teachings, and practices in the past and present. It also discusses its core issues, including: the importance of the Vedas as religious texts, the role of the Brahmins — the priestly caste — and spiritual teachers and storytellers in transmitting the heritage and teachings of Hinduism from generation to generation. The book also addresses topics such as: the status of women and sectarian bias in Hindu society.