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Shaktism
June McDaniel
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2011-01-27
ShaktismIntroductionThe term “Shaktism” refers to worship of the goddess or divine female power in South Asian religions. As Saivism is the English wo...
Shiva
Benjamin J. Fleming
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2011-01-27
Shiva Introduction Shiva is one of the major gods of classical and contemporary Hinduism, along with Vishnu and Durgā. He figures prominen...
Sītā
Sally J. Sutherland Goldman
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
Sītā Introduction Sītā, heroine of the ancient South Asian epic/narrative tale the Rāmāyaṇa, is the long-suffering wife of the epic’s hero Rām...
Sūrdās
John Stratton Hawley
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Sūrdās Introduction Sūrdās (Sūradāsa, or for short, Sūr) is among the most important of India’s religious poets. He is traditionally considered...
Tamil Caṅkam Religion
Alexander M. Dubyanskiy
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2012-10-25
Tamil Caṅkam Religion Introduction The initial stage of Tamil cultural and literary tradition is connected with the so-called Caṅkam, a poetic...
Tantra
Glen Alexander Hayes
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
Tantra Introduction There has been a lively scholarly debate on the nature and origins of Hindu (and Buddhist) tantra since these diverse text...
The Upaniṣads
Laurie Patton
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2011-03-02
The Upaniṣads Introduction The Upanishads comprise some of the foundational texts of Indian history and philosophy and provide a touchstone for...
Trimūrti
Greg Bailey
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2011-01-27
Trimūrti Introduction The trimūrti is a theological grouping of three gods in Sanskrit literature bringing together Brahma, Vishnu, and Shi...
Vedānta
Vishwa Adluri
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2011-01-27
Vedānta Introduction Indian philosophy (darśana) is traditionally classified into two main groups: orthodox or āstika systems, which accept t...
Women in Hinduism
Perundevi Srinivasan
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2011-01-27
Women in HinduismIntroductionThis article attempts to map scholarly resources on the status, roles, and representations of women in Hinduism. The hist...
Yoga
David Gordon White
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2011-01-27
Yoga Introduction The Sanskrit term yoga is first encountered in the Vedas, where it refers to the act of yoking, the animal so yoked, and th...
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