Author: Benjamin Walker
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 1320
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8129106701
Description
Hindu World is the first general encyclopaedia of the vast world of Hinduism in two volumes. It succeeds in achieving the impossible task of covering almost every facet of Hindu life and thought embodying the result of recent scholarship as well as the traditional point of view. It contains over 700 lucidly written articles on a wide range of subjects ranging from lesser known subjects like dress, diet, alchemy magic, tantrism, medicine, magic, erotics, science, dance festivals and handicrafts, to more frequently discussed topics like religion, philosophy, yoga, art, music, architecture, history, and mythology.
The articles give a comprehensive account of the subject and-by a system of cross references-all topics related to it are interlinked so that a single them is traced through the whole book. Backed by an index of over 8000 items, the encylopaedia is a unique reference book as well as treasury of Sanskrit terms and names.
Hindu Word has been subjected to a continuous check for clearness and accuracy, but discrepancies will necessarily remain a long as there is no unanimity and the facts. Thus, little attempt is made to reconcile dates for the early historical period since traditional dates frequently differ from those given by modern scholars.
Contents
VOLUME-I A-L
Abhira
Aditi
Adultery
Advaita
Aeon
Aesthetics
Agama
Agastya
Agni
Agnihotra
Agnihotri, S N
Agnivarna
Ahimsa
Ajanta
Ajita
Ajivika
Alchemy
Alexander
Allahabad
Altar
Alvar
Amaru
Anarya
Anatomy
Ancestors
Andhra
Androgyny
Angika
Angiras
Animals
Animal Sacrifice
Antinomianism
Aranyaka
Archery
Architecture
Arjuna
Army
Art
Aryans
Asana
Asanga
Asceticism
Ashes
Asoka
Aspersion
Asrama
Assamese
Astronomy
Asura
Asvaghosha
Asvin
Atharvan
Atharva-veda
Atom
Atri
Aurobindo
Aurva
Austric
Ayodhya
Ayurveda
Ayurveda History
Bactrians
Bagh
Balarama
Baleya
Balin
Bana
Banaras
Bandha
Barbarians
Bard
Baths
Bengali
Bestiality
Betel
Bhagavadgita
Bhakti
Bhanga
Bhangasvana
Bharadvaja
Bharata (patriarch)
Bharata (writer)
Bharata-natyam
Bharavi
Bharata-natyam
Bharavi
Bhartrihari
Bhasa
Bhavabhuti
Bhima
Bhishma
Bhrigu
Bilhana
Bindu
Birds
Black Pagoda
Blood
Bodhidharma
Bodhisattva
Bodily substances
Body
Bogar
Brahma
Brahmana
Brahmin
Breath control
Brihaspati (rishi)
Brihaspati (philosopher)
Buddha
Buddhism
Buddhist history
Budhist Scriptures
Calendar
Canons of Proportion
Caste
Caste Marks
Category
Cave Temples
Chahamana
Chaitanya
Chakra
Chakrapuja
Chlukya
Chandelle
Chandidas
Chandragupta II
Channels of the subtle body
Charvaka
Chidambaram
Child marriage
China
Chola
Christianity
Chyavana
Coconut
Column
Community
Compassion
Consummation
Continence
Cosmology
Cow
Dadu
Daksha
Dance
Dandin
Dayananda
Designs
Deskika
Dhanvantari
Dharma
Dhruva
Diagnosis
Diet
Direction
Diti
Divination
Divodasa
Divorce
Dogs
Dowry
Drama History
Dramaturgy
Draoupadi
Dravidian
Dreams
Dress
Drinks
Drona
Drugs
Drupada
Durvasas
Duryodhana
Dutt, Madhusudan
Dyaus
Dyeing
Ear
Education
Egypt
Ekanatha
Elephant
Eligibility
Ellora
Empathy
Epigraphy
Equanimity
Era
Erotics
Eschatology
Espionage
Ethics
Etymology
Europeans
Exteriorisation
Eye
Festivals
Fig Tree
Fire
Five daily sacrifices
Flags
Foot
Forgeries
Galava
Gambling
Games
Gandhara
Gandharva
Gandhi
Ganesa
Ganga
Ganges
Gargya
Garuda
Gaudapada
Gavamayana
Gaya
Gayatri
Gems
Gender
Geography
God
Godlings
Gopi
Gorakhnath
Gotama
Grammar
Grasses
Greeks
Gritsamda
Guhila
Gujarati
Gunadhya
Gupta
Guru
Haihayya
Hala
Hand
Handicrafts
Hanuman
Hardwar
Harem
Harischandra
Harsha
Head
Hell
Hemachandra
Hemadri
Hierophant
Hindi
Hinduism
Hinterindia
Hiranyaksha
Histroiagrphy
History
Horse
Horse sacrifice
Horticulture
Hot and cold
Hoysala
Humn Sacrifice
Humours
Huns
Idolatry
Ikshvaku
Ilango
Implements
Incest
Indology
Indra
Indus Valley
Initiation
Iran
Jagannatha
Jainism
Jamdagni
Janaka
Jarasandha
Jratkaru
Jataka
Javali
Jayadeva
Jayadratha
Jayarasi
Jews
Jnanadeva
Joint Family
Kabir
Kalhana
Kali
Kalidasa
Kalinga
Kalki
Kalmashapada
Kalyana
Kama
Kamadhenu
Kamarupa
Kamasastra
Kamboja
Kamsa
Kanarese
Kanauj
Kandu
Kanishka
Kanva
Kapalika
Kapilar
Karma
Karna
Karttikeya
Kashmir
Kasyapa
Katha
Kathak
Kathakali
Katyayana
Kaurava
Kautilya
Kavya
Kaystha
Kekaya
Kerala
Khandoba
Karoshhi
Kingsip
Kirata
Knowledge
Kolarian
Kratu
Krishna
Kshattiya
Kubera
Kumarajiva
Kumarila
Kumbhakarna
Kumbha-mela
Kundalini
Kurukshetra
Kushan
Kusika
Lakshmana
Lakshmi
Language
Law
Levirate
Lichchhavi
Linga
Lingayat
Literary forms
Literature
Literature
Livelihood
Logic
Lokacharya
Longevity
Love
VOLUME-II M-Z
Madhva
Madra
Maga
Magadha
Magha
Mahabharata
Mahajanapada
Mahavira
Mahayana
Mahidasa
Maitraka
Malayalam
Man of the World
Manasara
Mandala
Mandhatri
Mango Trick
Manikkavasagar
Mantra
Manu (lawgiver)
Manu patriarch)
Maratha
Marathi
Marga
Matanga
Mathematics
Mathura
Matriarchy
Matyedra
Maurya
Maya
Mechanics
Medicine
Meditation
Menstruation
Mesopotamia
Metals
Metrorology
Microcosm
Milindapanho
Mimamsa
Minkshi
Minerals
Mirabai
Miscegenation
Mangolians
Mountains
Mudra
Music
Music History
Musicial instruments
Muslims
Mystic syllables
Mythology
Naga
Nagari
Nagarjuna
Nahusha
Nair
Nala
Nalanda
Namdev
Names
Nanak
Nanda
Narada
Narayana
Nasik
Nastika
Natha
Necrophilia
Nectar
Negrito
Nimbarka
Nishada
Nudity
Numbers
Numbers
Numerals
Numismatics
Nyaya
Nymphs
Nysa
Obsequies
Occultism
Olisboi
Orifices of the body
Orissa
Oriya
Ornaments
Painting
Pala
Pallava
Panchama
Pancharatra
Panchatantra
Pandava
Pandya
Panini
Paradise
Praramara
Paramudra
Parasara
Parasurama
Parsva
Parthians
Parvati
Pasupata
Pataliputra
Patanjali
Patta
Perception
Perversions
Philology
Philosophy
Phoenicians
Phonetics
Physical culture
Physician
Pilgrimage
Pisacha
Plants
Poetics
Poison
Pole ceremonies
Politics
Polygamy
Prabhava
Pradyumna
Prajapati
Prakrit
Prarthana Samaj
Pratihara
Pregnancy
Promiscuity
Prosody
Prostitution
Proto-Aryan language
Psychology
Puja
Pulastya
Purana
Puranjaya
Purification
Purochana
Pururavas
Purusha
Pushan
Quality
Race
Raga
Raghu
Rahu
Raibhya
Raidas
Rajput
Rakshasa
Rama
Ramakrishna
Ramananda
Ramanuja
Ramyana
Ramesvaram
Rashtrakuta
Ravana
Reciting
Repetition
Rig-veda
Rishabha
Rishi
Rishyasringa
Ritual canon
Ritualism
Rivers
Romans
Rope-Trick
Roy, Rammohan
Royal consecration
Rudra
Rukmini
Sacraments
Sacrifice
Sadhu
Sagara
Saiva Siddhanta
Saivism
Saka
Sakha
Sakti
Sakuni
Sakunala
Sakya
Saliva
Salutation
Sama-veda
Samba
Samkhya
Sanava
Sanjaya
Sankara
Sanskrit
Sarvabhauma
Sati
Satrajita
Satvakama
Satyavati
Savana
Savitri
Sayings
Scatology
Science
Scripts
Scriptures
Sculpture
Secrecy
Seduction
Sleucids
Sen, K C
Senses
Serpent Worship
Sex mysticism
Siddhi
Sikh
Sikhandin
Sin
Singing
Sisupala
Sita
Siva
Sivaji
Sivdayal
Skills
Slavery
Sociology
Solanki
Soma
Soma
Somadeva
Somnath
Sonship
Soul
Sound
Sraddha
Sterility
Stigmata
Stripuja
Strirajya
Stritantra
Stupa
Subandhu
Substance
Sudra
Sudraka
Sudyumna
Suffering
Suicide
Sukra
Sumbha
Sunahsephas
Sunga
Sunya
Sura
Surgery
Surpanakha
Surya
Suspended animation
Suttee
Svabhava
Svaphalka
Svaymbhuva
Svayamvara
Svetadvipa
Swastika
Swing
Syllogism
Symbols
Tagore
Tagore, Rabindranath
Tamil
Tansen
Tantrism
Taraka
Taxation
Tlugu
Temple
Textiles
Theatre
Thread ceremonies
Thug
Time
Tirath, Ram
Tirthankara
Tiruvalluvar
Toda
Towns
Trade & shipping
Trance states
Travel
Trisanku
Truth
Tukaram
Tulsidas
Udayana
Udalaka
Ujjain
Uma
Upanishad
Urvasi
Ushas
Usinara
Utathya
Utsarga
Vahana
Vaiseshika
Vaishnavism
Vaisya
Vaivasvata
Vajapeya
Vakataka
Vallabha
Valmiki
Vamadeva
Vanara
Varahmihira
Varuna
Vasishtha (rishi)
Vasisththa (tantrik)
Vasugupta
Vayu
Veda
Vedanta
Vedic
Vedism
Vega
Vena
Vijayanagar
Vikramadkitya
Virata
Virginity
Virility
Vishnu
Visvakarman
Visvamitra
Vivekananda
Vows
Vratya
Vrinda
Vyasa
Warfare
Weapons
Weights & measures
Wheel
Widow
Wind
Women
Worship
Writing
Ydu
Yajnavalkya
Yajur-veda
Yama
Yayati
Yoga
Yoni
Yudhishthira
Yupa
Zoroastrianism