Hinduism - Q - Oxford Bibliographies
Rādhā
Heidi Pauwels
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
Rādhā Introduction Rādhā is the foremost of the gopīs, or milkmaids, of Braj (Vraja), where Krishna (Kṛṣṇa) is believed to have grown up incog...
Rāma Jāmadagnya/Paraśurāma
Brian Collins
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Rāma Jāmadagnya/Paraśurāma Introduction Paraśurāma, also known as Rāma Jāmadagnya or Bhārgava Rāma, is the sixth incarnation or avatāra of Vis...
Rāmakŗşŋa
Narasingha P. Sil
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Ramakrishna Introduction Rāmakṛṣṇa (Ramakrishna) Paramahaṁsa’s (birth name Gadādhar Caṭṭopādhyāy, b. 1836–d. 1886) widely publicized samādhis ...
Rāmāyaṇa
Simon Brodbeck
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2011-01-27
Rāmāyaṇa Introduction Rāmāyaṇa means “The Career of Rāma,” or perhaps “The Going [to the Forest] of Rāma.” The title can be applied to any nu...
Rasāyana (Alchemy)
David Gordon White
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2011-01-27
Rasāyana (Alchemy) Introduction Rasāyana (the way of the rasas) is the overarching Sanskrit term employed in South Asian texts for “alchemy.”...
Rudra-Shiva
Peter Bisschop
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2011-01-27
Rudra-Shiva Introduction Shiva is one of the great gods of Hinduism and perhaps more than any other attests to the complexity of the religiou...
Sāṃkhya and Philosophical Yoga
Mikel Burley
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Sāṃkhya and Philosophical Yoga Introduction Sāṃkhya and Yoga are traditionally regarded as major schools of Indian philosophy. When the model ...
Śaṅkara
Reid B. Locklin
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Śaṅkara Introduction Śaṅkara (or Śaṃkara, c. 8th century ce) is widely recognized as the most influential teacher in the early development of t...
Sati
Paul B. Courtright
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
Sati Introduction The word sati (Skt. satī) may refer to one of three categories. First, sati is one of the terms for a good woman, one who ex...
Secrecy
Gavin Flood
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
Secrecy Introduction If we take secrecy to mean the restriction of information to particular groups of people or individuals that excludes oth...
Shaiva Siddhanta
Ginni Ishimatsu
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Shaiva Siddhānta Introduction Shaiva Siddhānta (Śaiva Siddhānta, Śaivasiddhānta, Saiva Siddhanta, Caiva cittāntam), “the established conclusi...
Shaivism
Peter Bisschop
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2011-01-27
Shaivism Introduction The study of Shaivism has seen a great surge the last few decades. While it has always been recognized that Shaivism, t...
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...
How to Subscribe
Oxford Bibliographies Online is available by subscription and perpetual access to institutions and individuals. For more information or to contact an Oxford Sales Representative click here.
Purchase an Ebook Version of This Article
Ebooks of the Oxford Bibliographies Online subject articles are available in North America via a number of retailers including Amazon, vitalsource, and more. Simply search on their sites for Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guides and your desired subject article.
If you would like to purchase an eBook article and live outside North America please email onlinemarketing@oup.com to express your interest.