Hindu World: An Encyclopedic Survey of Hinduism. in Two Volumes. Volume I A-L Contributor(s): Walker, Benjamin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367149257 ISBN-13: 9780367149253 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $237.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Hinduism - General |
Dewey: 294.5 |
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Hinduism |
Physical Information: 626 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Hindu |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This work, first published in 1968, presents the fabulous world of Hinduism in its entirety in two volumes. It is the first general encyclopedia of Hinduism covering every major aspect of Hindu life and thought, embodying the results of modern scholarship yet not ignoring the traditional point of view. It contains over 700 articles, each of which gives a comprehensive account of the subject, and by a system of cross references interlinks all topics related to it, so that a single theme may be traced in all its ramifications through the whole book. An index of over 8,000 items, which in itself forms a veritable treasury of Sanskrit terms and names, will further assist the researcher finding their way among the lesser topics treated in the work. |