Religion and Culture: Hinduism

E-book version. Online reference resource, covering all the "major Hindu practices, festivals, beliefs, gods, sacred sites, languages, and religious texts... 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." Its coverage spans 3,500 years of Hinduism - from the religion's conception to Hinduism in the 21st century. It covers: Hinduism, theology, Asian studies, or philosophy, as well as the related disciplines of history, sociology, and anthropology.

E-book version. Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism presents the latest research on all the main aspects of the Hindu traditions. Its essays are original work written by the world's foremost scholars on Hinduism. The encyclopedia presents a balanced and even-handed view of Hinduism, recognizing the divergent perspectives and methods in the academic study of a religion that is both an ancient historical tradition and a flourishing tradition today. -- Publisher's website