Library Research Guides: Religious Studies: Hinduism

Geographic regions (e.g. Hinduisim--India, also Hindus--India
Aspects of Hinduism (e.g. Hinduism--Doctrines, Hinduism--History, Hinduism--Relations, Hinduism--Rituals, Hinduism--Social aspects)
Bhagavadgītā
Dharma
Hindu law
Hindu mantras
Hindu philosophy
Hinduism and politics
Religious life--Hinduism
Upanishads
Vedas (also specific Vedas, e.g. Vedas. Atharvaveda, Vedas. R̥gveda)

Databases:

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion
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Digital encyclopedia covering the field of religion. Along with essays, the resource also includes audio and visual content. Encompasses the study of scriptures, practices, social contexts, and history across religious traditions, various eras and places from diverse perspectives.
World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy
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Information covering beliefs such as Hinduism, Christianity, Shintoism, Confucianism, and more, including Humanism, Agnosticism and Wicca

Books:

The Oxford History of Hinduism
Call Number: E-book and print
ISBN: 9780198790839
Publication Date: 2018-
The volumes in the series provide a history of the religious traditions encompassed by the term 'Hinduism' from the first millennium BCE to the present day.
Hinduism: A Very Short Introduction by Kim Knott
Call Number: Wells Library - Stacks -- BL1202 .K564 2016
ISBN: 9780198745549
Publication Date: 2016
In this Very Short Introduction, Kim Knott offers a succinct and authoritative overview of this major religion, and analyses the challenges facing it in the twenty-first century. She discusses key preoccupations of Hinduism such as the centrality of the Veda as religious texts, the role of Brahmins, gurus, and storytellers in the transmission of divine truths, and the cultural and moral importance of epics such as the Ramayana.
Hinduism by Will Sweetman (Editor)
Call Number: Wells Library - Stacks -- BL1210 .H485 2015
ISBN: 9780415827331
Publication Date: 2015
The collection is fully indexed and supplemented with a comprehensive introduction, newly written by the editor, which places the gathered materials in their historical and intellectual context.
Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism by Knut A. Jacobsen (Editor-In-Chief); Helene Basu (Editor); Angelika Malinar (Editor); Vasudha Narayanan (Editor)
Call Number: Wells Library - Reference Reading Room -- BL1105 .B75 2009
ISBN: 9789004176416
Publication Date: 2009-2016
As of April 2021, IU Bloomington owns volumes 1 (Regions, Pilgrimage, Deities) and 2 (Sacred Texts, Ritual Traditions, Arts, Concepts).
Encyclopedia of Hinduism by Constance Jones; James D. Ryan
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 9780816075645
Publication Date: 2007
Part of Facts on File's Encyclopedia of World Religions series. Each illustrated volume provides access to the theological concepts, personalities, historical events, institutions, and movements that helped shape the history of each religion and the way it is practiced.
Encyclopedia of Hinduism by Denise Cush (Editor); Catherine Robinson (Editor); Michael York (Editor)
Call Number: Wells Library - Reference Reading Room -- BL1105 .E53 2008
ISBN: 9780700712670
Publication Date: 2008
The Encyclopedia of Hinduism contains over 900 entries reflecting recent advances in scholarship which have raised new theoretical and methodological issues as well as identifying new areas of study which have not been addressed previously. Entries range from 150-word definitions of terms and concepts to 5,000-word in-depth investigations of major topics.
A Dictionary of Hinduism by W. F. Johnson
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 9780198610267
Publication Date: 2010
This authoritative dictionary covers all aspects of Hinduism, including practices, festivals, beliefs, gods, sacred sites, languages, and religious texts--everything from Tantra to temples, from bhakti to Divali. The most wide-ranging dictionary of its kind, it features 2,800 clear, concise, up-to-date, and fully cross-referenced entries, including many biographical entries for key thinkers, teachers, and scholars.
Historical Dictionary of Hinduism by Jeffery D. Long
Call Number: Wells Library - Reference Reading Room -- BL1105 .L66 2020
ISBN: 9781538122938
Publication Date: 2020
This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Hinduism contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on deities, historical figures, festivals, philosophical terms, ritual implements, and much more. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Hinduism.

Many academic journals relevant to research on Hinduism are available for free online and not necessarily listed in IUCAT. Check DOAJ or ROAD for journals not listed below.

Many journals on related subjects, of course, will also include relevant content (e.g. Contemporary South Asia, Religion and American Culture, etc.).

Dharmasmrti
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Electronic Journal of Vedic Studies
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International Journal of Dharma Studies
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International Journal of Hindu Studies
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Some issues also available in print.
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
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Journal of Hindu Studies
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Nidān: International Journal for Indian Studies
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Religions of South Asia
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Vidyottama Sanatana: International Journal of Hindu Science and Religious Studies
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The titles below have the subject heading "Hinduism" and were published within the past year. They represent a small sample of books relevant to research of Hinduism.

This section is very much incomplete.

Primary Sources in IUCAT
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Asian Religions in America by Thomas A. Tweed (Editor); Stephen Prothero (Editor)
Call Number: Wells Library - Stacks -- BL2525 .A85 1999
ISBN: 019511339X
Publication Date: 1999

British Library Endangered Archive Program
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Includes lots of content related to Hindus and Hinduism. See also this article about Hindu sacred texts in the British Library.
Digital Library of Vedic Scriptures
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Both information and transcriptions, as well as some translations, of the Vedas

Foreign Office Files for India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, 1947-1980
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This collection of files from the Foreign Office (later the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) and Dominions Office focuses on the political and social history of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Consists of the complete run of documents in the series DO 133, DO 134 and FCO 37, as well as all documents covering the Indian subcontinent in the FO 371 series. Events covered include independence and partition, the Indian annexation of Hyderabad and Goa, war between India and Pakistan, tensions and war between India and China, the consolidation of power of the Congress Party in India, military rule in Pakistan, the turbulent independence of Bangladesh and the development of nuclear weapons in the region.

The files address these events from the standpoint of British officialdom. In addition to high politics, they deal with such issues as economic and industrial development, trade, migration, visits to South Asia by British politicians and by South Asian politicians to Britain and elsewhere, education, administrative reorganisation, conflict over language, aid, political parties, agriculture and irrigation, and television and the press. Together they form a resource of fundamental value to scholars and students of modern South Asia.
Hindu Conspiracy Cases: Activities of the Indian Independence Movement in the U.S., 1908-1933
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Collection containing primary source documents covering attempts by Indian nationalists to foment revolution in and overthrow British rule during World War I.
India, Raj and Empire
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Provides access to digitized diaries, journals, official papers, letters, sketches, paintings, and original documents containing histories and literary works

Internet Sacred Texts Archive: Hinduism
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An outdated website, but one with English translations of some key sacred texts
Nepalese-German Manuscript Cataloguing Project
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The NGMCP aims first and foremost to prepare a detailed and comprehensive descriptive catalogue of the Nepalese manuscripts microfilmed under the Nepal-German Manuscript Preservation Project.

The Norton Anthology of World Religions by Jack Miles (Editor)
Call Number: Wells Library - Stacks -- BL74 .N67 2015 v.1
ISBN: 9780393062533
Publication Date: 2015
See, specifically, volume 1

South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)
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The South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) is a not-for-profit organization based in Philadelphia, PA.
Mission: SAADA creates a more inclusive society by giving voice to South Asian Americans through documenting, preserving, and sharing stories that represent their unique and diverse experiences

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