Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Volume Five

Symbolism, Diaspora, Modern Groups and Teachers

Buch | Hardcover

776 Seiten

2013
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-17896-0 (ISBN)

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Volume V of Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism covers religious symbols ranging from gemstones and mudras to sacred threads and vihanas. A section devoted to diaspora communities offers an up-to-date overview of main centers of Hinduism outside of South Asia, The topic of modern Hindu religious movements and teachers is examined in the comprehensive last section, with articles on the Art of Living Foundation, ISKCON, and the Theosophical Society as well as Gandhi, Vivekananda, and Anandamayi Ma, among many others.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	18.10.2013
Reihe/Serie	Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism (5 vols) ; 22/5
Mitarbeit	Chef-Herausgeber: Knut A. Jacobsen Stellvertretende Herausgeber: Helene Basu, Angelika Malinar, Vasudha Narayanan
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	175 x 270 mm
Gewicht	2068 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
ISBN-10	90-04-17896-1 / 9004178961
ISBN-13	978-90-04-17896-0 / 9789004178960
Zustand	Neuware