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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.

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- Contains 2,800 entries on everyt... Read Morehing 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.
- Covers all the major Hindu practices, festivals, beliefs, gods, sacred sites, languages, and religious texts.
- The most wide-ranging dictionary of its kind: includes practices, festivals, beliefs, gods, sacred sites, languages, and religious texts
Biographical entries for key thinkers, teachers, and scholars
- Entries cover a period of 3,500 years - from the religion's origin to Hinduism in the 21st century

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.

An ideal source of reference for all practicing Hindus and for anyone with an interest in Indian religions and culture.

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