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Ahalya
Apsara
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Bala-Rama
Brahma
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Gandharvas
Ganesha
Hanuman
Hiranyaksha
Kali
Karma
Krishna
Matsya
Maya
Mythology
Parvati
Radha
Rama
Ravana
Sita
Siva
Product details
- ISBN 9781576071069
- Weight: 397g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 10 Oct 2003
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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A guide to Hinduism through the ages, offering readers an accessible way of exploring its complex deities, mythological characters, and ideas.
Handbook of Hindu Mythology offers a number of pathways by which to approach Hinduism's ever-changing gods and goddesses (e.g., Brahmâ, Vishnu, Siva), spiritual verses (such as the vedas), secular epics (including the Râmâyana and the Mahâbhârata), myths within myths, devotional and esoteric traditions, psychic and yogic disciplines, and magical practices.
With this handbook, readers can explore the history of Hindu mythology, follow a detailed timeline of key episodes and historical events, and look up specific elements of historical or contemporary Hinduism in a beautifully illustrated dictionary section. It is the ideal introduction to the origins of Hinduism, the culture that shaped it from antiquity to the present, and the age-old stories, ideas, and traditions that speak to the human condition as eloquently today as ever.
George M. Williams, PhD, is professor emeritus of religious studies at California State University Chico, Chico, CA.
