The first volume of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism is now available online !
Planned updates: In December 2012 Volume II will be added, in 2013 Volume III and Volume IV and in 2014 Volume V.
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 aims at 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. The encyclopedia embraces the greatest possible diversity, plurality, and heterogeneity, thus emphasizing that Hinduism encompasses a variety of regional traditions as well as a global world religion.
Presenting the same heralded original essays and research from thematic print edition, Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism Online is now available in a fully searchable, dynamic digital format. The online reference currently includes volume I of ultimately five volumes presenting articles under the following headings:
Volume I
Regions and the Regional Traditions
Sacred Space and Time
Gods, Goddesses, and Divine Powers
Volume II
Sacred Texts and Languages
Ritual Traditions
Arts
Concepts
Volume III
Society
Religious Specialists
Religious Traditions
Philosophy
Volume IV
Historical Perspectives
Poets, Teachers, and Saints
Relation to Other Religions and Traditions
Hinduism and Contemporary Issues
Volume V
Religious Symbols
Hinduism and Migration: Contemporary Communities outside South Asia
Some Modern Religious Groups and Teachers
Features and Benefits
• Access articles covering topics such as main regions within and beyond India and their regional traditions; sacred spaces and time and the various gods, goddesses, and divine powers of Hinduism past and present; major religious texts, literary genres, and sacred languages; performance, the arts, and ritual traditions; leading concepts and philosophical traditions; significant historical periods and eminent figures of saints, poets, and teachers; the interaction of Hinduism with other religions and the various responses of Hinduism to a number of contemporary issues such as feminism, human and animal rights, bioethics, and the Internet; and the place and role of Hinduism among communities in diaspora.
• Receive annual updates, including Volume 2: Sacred Texts, Ritual Traditions, Arts, Concepts, (December 2012), Volume 3: Society, Religious Specialists, Religious Traditions, Philosophy and Volume 4: Historical Perspectives, Poets, Teachers, and Saints, Relation to other Religions and Traditions, Hinduism and Contemporary Issues (2013) and Volume 5: Symbolism, Diaspora, Modern Issues (2014).
• Keyword and full-text search.
• Navigate extensive hyperlinked cross-references.
• Consult a comprehensive index of approximately 20,000 terms, concepts, and personal and place names accompanied by short explanations.
• View rich illustrations, maps, and photographs.
Planned updates: In December 2012 Volume II will be added, in 2013 Volume III and Volume IV and in 2014 Volume V.
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 aims at 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. The encyclopedia embraces the greatest possible diversity, plurality, and heterogeneity, thus emphasizing that Hinduism encompasses a variety of regional traditions as well as a global world religion.
Presenting the same heralded original essays and research from thematic print edition, Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism Online is now available in a fully searchable, dynamic digital format. The online reference currently includes volume I of ultimately five volumes presenting articles under the following headings:
Volume I
Regions and the Regional Traditions
Sacred Space and Time
Gods, Goddesses, and Divine Powers
Volume II
Sacred Texts and Languages
Ritual Traditions
Arts
Concepts
Volume III
Society
Religious Specialists
Religious Traditions
Philosophy
Volume IV
Historical Perspectives
Poets, Teachers, and Saints
Relation to Other Religions and Traditions
Hinduism and Contemporary Issues
Volume V
Religious Symbols
Hinduism and Migration: Contemporary Communities outside South Asia
Some Modern Religious Groups and Teachers
Features and Benefits
• Access articles covering topics such as main regions within and beyond India and their regional traditions; sacred spaces and time and the various gods, goddesses, and divine powers of Hinduism past and present; major religious texts, literary genres, and sacred languages; performance, the arts, and ritual traditions; leading concepts and philosophical traditions; significant historical periods and eminent figures of saints, poets, and teachers; the interaction of Hinduism with other religions and the various responses of Hinduism to a number of contemporary issues such as feminism, human and animal rights, bioethics, and the Internet; and the place and role of Hinduism among communities in diaspora.
• Receive annual updates, including Volume 2: Sacred Texts, Ritual Traditions, Arts, Concepts, (December 2012), Volume 3: Society, Religious Specialists, Religious Traditions, Philosophy and Volume 4: Historical Perspectives, Poets, Teachers, and Saints, Relation to other Religions and Traditions, Hinduism and Contemporary Issues (2013) and Volume 5: Symbolism, Diaspora, Modern Issues (2014).
• Keyword and full-text search.
• Navigate extensive hyperlinked cross-references.
• Consult a comprehensive index of approximately 20,000 terms, concepts, and personal and place names accompanied by short explanations.
• View rich illustrations, maps, and photographs.