When was Hinduism founded?
The following are excerpts from the article “Hinduism”, Britannica Student Encyclopedia Online (April 9, 2005): “Apart from animism, from which it may have partly derived, Hinduism is the oldest of the world’s religions. It dates back more than 3,000 years, though its present forms are of more recent origin.” “Hinduism is so unlike any other religion that it is difficult to define with any precision. It has no founder. Its origins are lost in a very distant past.” “The precise origins of Hinduism have so far eluded scholars and other investigators. It is known for certain that there was, from about 2300 to 1500 BC, a highly developed civilization in the Indus Valley and beyond. This civilization had its own religion, which may not have been uniform throughout the extensive land area it covered. Around 1500 BC the Indus Valley was invaded by an Indo-European people called Aryans. They almost totally transformed Indian civilization, and in so doing they imposed new forms of religion.
The following are excerpts from the article “Hinduism”, Britannica Student Encyclopedia Online (April 9, 2005): “Apart from animism, from which it may have partly derived, Hinduism is the oldest of the world’s religions. It dates back more than 3,000 years, though its present forms are of more recent origin.” “Hinduism is so unlike any other religion that it is difficult to define with any precision. It has no founder. Its origins are lost in a very distant past.” “The precise origins of Hinduism have so far eluded scholars and other investigators. It is known for certain that there was, from about 2300 to 1500 BC, a highly developed civilization in the Indus Valley and beyond. This civilization had its own religion, which may not have been uniform throughout the extensive land area it covered. Around 1500 BC the Indus Valley was invaded by an Indo-European people called Aryans. They almost totally transformed Indian civilization, and in so doing they imposed new forms of religion.” “T
