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Covering all the major Hindu practices, festivals, beliefs, gods, sacred sites, languages, and religious texts, this is the most comprehensive Hinduism dictionary of its kind. It contains 2,800 entries on everything from Tantra to temples, from bhakti to Divali, as well as biographical entries for key thinkers, teachers, and scholars. All entries are clear, concise, up to date, and fully cross-referenced. With its coverage spanning 3,500 years of Hinduism - from the religion's conception to Hinduism in the 21st century - this brand new A-Z also acknowledges the historical interplay between Hindu traditions and others, for example, Buddhist, Jain, Sikh, and Islamic. Detailed appendices include maps, pronunciation guide, a chronology, principal sources and further reading, and useful websites. This dictionary is an invaluable first port of call for students and teachers of Hinduism, theology, Asian studies, or philosophy, as well as the related disciplines of history, sociology, and anthropology. It is also an ideal source of reference for all practicing Hindus and for anyone with an interest in Indian religions and culture.Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press
ISBN-139780198610267
eBay Product ID (ePID)92631799
Product Key Features
Book TitleA Dictionary of Hinduism
AuthorW. J. Johnson
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicWriting & Reading, Religious History, Hinduism
Publication Year2010
TypeReference
Number of Pages416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height196mm
Item Width130mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorW. J. Johnson
Series TitleOxford Quick Reference
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom