Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism (5)

Jacobsen, Knut A. [u.a.] [Hrsg.]:
Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism / ed. by Knut A. Jacobsen ... - Vol. 5: Religious Symbols, Hinduism and Migration: Contemporary Communities Outside South Asia, some Modern Religious Groups and Teachers. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013. - xci, 774 S. : Ill. - (Handbook of Oriental Studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik : section 2, India ; vol. 22,5)
ISBN 978-90-04-17896-0
EUR 249,00 / US$ 346,00
DDC: 294.503

Beschreibung
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. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
PRELIMS
   Preface. xvii
   List of Contributors. xviii
   Notes for Users. xxxiii
   Primary Sources. xxxv
   Primary Source Abbreviations. lxviii
   Journals and Series. lxxvii
   General Abbreviations. xc
RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS
   Cakra. 3
   Colors. 7
   Conch. 14
   Divine Attributes and Emblems. 16
   Divine Musical Instruments. 36
   Dress and Adornment. 45
   Fire. 50
   Gemstones. 59
   Hair. 65
   Liṅga. 72
   Lotus. 82
   Mālā. 87
   Mudrās. 91
   Oṃ. 100
   Prasāda. 103
   Rām. 112
   Sacred Threads. 119
   Śālagrāma. 123
   Smell. 127
   Sound. 134
   Svastika. 150
   Tilaka and Other Forehead Marks. 152
   Trees and Plants. 161
   Vāhanas. 168
      Vāhanas in Iconography. 169
      South Indian Temple Vāhanas. 175
   Vibhūti. 181
   Yoni. 184
HINDUISM AND MIGRATION: CONTEMPORARY COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE SOUTH ASIA
      Afghanistan. 189
   Australia and New Zealand. 193
   Canada. 206
   China. 212
   Denmark. 217
   East Africa. 222
   Fiji. 229
   France. 235
   Gulf Countries. 240
   Guyana. 246
   Indonesia. 252
   Italy. 257
   Malaysia. 263
   Mauritius. 269
   Netherlands. 274
   Norway. 279
   Portugal. 285
   Russia. 291
   Singapore. 295
   South Africa. 300
   Suriname. 307
   Sweden. 312
   Switzerland. 317
   Thailand. 324
   Trinidad and Tobago. 329
   United Kingdom. 334
   United States. 342
   Vietnam. 353
SOME MODERN RELIGIOUS GROUPS AND TEACHERS
   Ad Dharm. 359
   Anandamayi Ma. 366
   Aramuga Navalar. 373
   Art of Living Foundation. 380
   Arya Samaj. 389
   Aurobindo. 397
   Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh/Osho. 405
   Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati. 415
   Bharat Sevashram Sangha and Swami Pranavanandaji Maharaj. 424
   Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha. 432
   Brahmo Samaj and Kcshub Chandra Sen. 437
   Chinmayananda and Chinmaya Mission. 445
   Dayananda Saraswati. 453
   Female Gurus and Ascetics. 461
   Hans Ji Maharaj and the Divya Sandesh Parishad. 470
   Hariharananda Aranya. 476
   ISKCON and Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada. 485
   Jiddu Krishnamurti. 491
   Krishnamacharya. 498
   Lakshman Joo. 502
   Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Transcendental Meditation. 508
   Mahima Dharma and Bhima Bhoi. 515
   Mata Amritanandamayi Mission Trust and Embracing The World. 523
   Melmaruvathur Movement. 531
   Modern Astrologers. 535
   Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. 542
   Muktananda and Siddha Yoga. 552
   Narayana Guru. 559
   Radhakrishnan. 566
   Radhasoamis. 572
   Ramakrishna. 578
   Ramakrishna Math and Mission. 586
   Ramana Maharshi. 594
   Rammohun Roy. 602
   Sarada Devi. 610
   Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. 619
   Sathya Sai Baba. 625
   Satnamis. 634
   Shirdi Sai Baba. 641
   Sivananda and the Divine Life Society. 651
   Swadhyaya Movement and Pandurang Shastri Athavale. 659
   Swaminarayan and Swaminarayan Hinduism. 664
   Tagore. 672
   Theosophical Society. 679
   Vivekananda. 689
   Vivekananda Kendra. 698
   Yogananda and the Self-Realization Fellowship. 704
APPENDIX
   Devadāsis / Courtesans. 715
   Hinduism and Dravidian Identity. 725
   Feminism. 734
   Nationalism. 750
   Politics and Media. 760
Glossary. 771
Sections for Future Volumes. 775

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