LibGuides: Religion: Hinduism

Hinduism: Encyclopedias & Other Sources for Background Information

Dictionary of Asian Mythology
Explanations of traditional stories of revered deities, sacred places and important events and themes.
Dictionary of HInduism
Covering all the major Hindu practices, festivals, beliefs, gods, sacred sites, languages, and religious texts, this is the most comprehensive Hinduism dictionary of its kind. Contains 2,800 entries.
Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Printed set only, 6 volumes, in Geisel Library, (Reference, Geisel 2nd Floor West BL1105 .B75 2009).
Blackwell Companion to Hinduism
Print copy in Geisel Library (5th Floor, BL1202 .B72 2003).

Bibliography of Asian Studies
An index to western-language books, book chapters, and articles on all parts of Asia. Includes over 900,000 citations, dating primarily from 1971 onwards, with more than 400,000 citations since 1992.

Internet Sacred Text Archive: Hinduism
Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas and other primary texts.