Hinduism: A graphic guide by Vinay Lal and Boris van Loon ****

Reading dates: I think sometime in 2024 – 20 February 2026

I have had Hinduism: A Graphic Guide on my side table for months and have dipped in and out if it. I used to read many of this series when I was new to psychoanalysis and always have enjoyed how they are simple thresholds to further study. This is no exception. the book addresses complex issues such as women in Hinduism, the caste system, the figure of Gandhi and hindutva with some depth, without glossing over (and without resolving) showing how religion is political. My only criticism with these books is that navigation is difficult which might have led to my protracted reading.