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Books on Hinduism: Gods, Scriptures and Paths

134 books — primary sources in translation, practitioners’ classics and current scholarship.

AbhinavaguptaK. C. Pandey AbhinavaguptaK. C. Pandey 1935 Cover of Advaita Vedānta: A Philosophical Reconstruction Advaita VedāntaEliot Deutsch 1969 Cover of The Āgamaśāstra of Gauḍapāda The Āgamaśāstra of GauḍapādaVidhushekhara Bhattacharya Vidhushekhara Bhattacharya (ed. and tr.)1943 AgniFrits Staal AgniFrits Staal 1983 Ancient Indian CosmogonyF. B. J. Kuiper Ancient Indian CosmogonyF. B. J. Kuiper 1983 Cover of Annihilation of Caste Annihilation of CasteB. R. Ambedkar 1936 Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of ŚivaWendy Doniger O'Flaherty Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of ŚivaWendy Doniger O'Flaherty 1973 Cover of The Āśrama System: The History and Hermeneutics of a Religious Institution The Āśrama SystemPatrick Olivelle 1993 Cover of The Auspicious Wisdom: The Texts and Traditions of Śrīvidyā Śākta Tantrism in South India The Auspicious WisdomDouglas Renfrew Brooks 1992 Cover of Avatar and Incarnation Avatar and IncarnationGeoffrey Parrinder 1970 Banaras ReconstructedMadhuri Desai Banaras ReconstructedMadhuri Desai 2017 Cover of Banaras: City of Light BanarasDiana L. Eck 1982 The Bhagavad GitaLaurie L. Patton The Bhagavad GitaLaurie L. Patton Laurie L. Patton (trans.)2008 Cover of The Bhagavad Gita: A Biography The Bhagavad GitaRichard H. Davis 2015 Cover of The Bhagavad-Gita: Krishna's Counsel in Time of War The Bhagavad-GitaBarbara Stoler Miller Barbara Stoler Miller (trans.)1986 Cover of The Bhagavadgītā in the Mahābhārata The Bhagavadgītā in the MahābhārataJ. A. B. van Buitenen J. A. B. van Buitenen (trans.)1981 The Bhāgavata PurāṇaG. V. Tagare The Bhāgavata PurāṇaG. V. Tagare G. V. Tagare (tr.)1976 The Bhāgavata PurāṇaRavi M. Gupta and Kenneth R. Valpey The Bhāgavata PurāṇaRavi M. Gupta and Kenneth R. Valpey Ravi M. Gupta and Kenneth R. Valpey (eds.)2013 Cover of The Bījak of Kabir The Bījak of KabirKabir Linda Hess & Shukdeo Singh (trans.)1983 The Birth of KumāraKālidāsa The Birth of KumāraKālidāsa David Smith (trans.)2005 Brahma-Sūtra-Bhāṣya of Śrī ŚaṅkarācāryaShankara Brahma-Sūtra-Bhāṣya of Śrī ŚaṅkarācāryaShankara Swami Gambhirananda (trans.)1965 Cover of Caitanya Caritāmṛta of Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Caitanya Caritāmṛta of Kṛṣṇadāsa KavirājaEdward C. Dimock Jr. and Tony K. Stewart Edward C. Dimock Jr. (tr.), Tony K. Stewart (ed.)1999 Cover of The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India The Camphor FlameC. J. Fuller 1992 Chaitanya's Pilgrimages and TeachingsJadunath Sarkar Chaitanya's Pilgrimages and TeachingsJadunath Sarkar Jadunath Sarkar (tr.)1913 Cover of Classical Hindu Mythology: A Reader in the Sanskrit Purāṇas Classical Hindu MythologyCornelia Dimmitt & J. A. B. van Buitenen 1978 Cover of Classical Indian Philosophy Classical Indian PhilosophyPeter Adamson & Jonardon Ganeri 2020 Cover of Culture and Power in Banaras: Community, Performance, and Environment, 1800–1980 Culture and Power in BanarasSandria B. Freitag Sandria B. Freitag (ed.)1989 Cover of The Dance of Divine Love: The Rāsa Līlā of Krishna from the Bhāgavata Purāṇa The Dance of Divine LoveGraham M. Schweig 2005 Cover of Darśan: Seeing the Divine Image in India DarśanDiana L. Eck 1981 Cover of Death in Banaras Death in BanarasJonathan P. Parry 1994 The Devotional Poems of MīrābāīA. J. Alston The Devotional Poems of MīrābāīA. J. Alston A. J. Alston (tr.)1980 Cover of Dharma: Its Early History in Law, Religion, and Narrative DharmaAlf Hiltebeitel 2011 Cover of The Divine Consort: Rādhā and the Goddesses of India The Divine ConsortJohn Stratton Hawley and Donna Marie Wulff John Stratton Hawley and Donna Marie Wulff (eds.)1982 Cover of Early History of the Vaiṣṇava Faith and Movement in Bengal Early History of the Vaiṣṇava Faith and Movement in BengalSushil Kumar De 1942 Cover of The Early Upaniṣads: Annotated Text and Translation The Early UpaniṣadsPatrick Olivelle 1998 Cover of Elements of Hindu Iconography Elements of Hindu IconographyT. A. Gopinatha Rao 1914 Cover of Encountering Kālī: In the Margins, at the Center, in the West Encountering KālīRachel Fell McDermott & Jeffrey J. Kripal Rachel Fell McDermott & Jeffrey J. Kripal (eds.)2003 Cover of Encountering the Goddess: A Translation of the Devī-Māhātmya and a Study of Its Interpretation Encountering the GoddessThomas B. Coburn 1991 Cover of Essays on the Gita Essays on the GitaSri Aurobindo 1922 Cover of The Final Word: The Caitanya Caritamrta and the Grammar of Religious Tradition The Final WordTony K. Stewart 2010 Cover of Gaṇapati: Song of the Self GaṇapatiJohn A. Grimes 1995 Cover of Ganeśa: Lord of Obstacles, Lord of Beginnings GaneśaPaul B. Courtright 1985 Cover of Ganesh: Studies of an Asian God GaneshRobert L. Brown Robert L. Brown (ed.)1991 Cover of Gitagovinda: Love Song of the Dark Lord GitagovindaJayadeva Barbara Stoler Miller (trans.)1977 The Hare Krishna MovementEdwin F. Bryant and Maria L. Ekstrand The Hare Krishna MovementEdwin F. Bryant and Maria L. Ekstrand Edwin F. Bryant and Maria L. Ekstrand (eds.)2004 Hare Krishna TransformedE. Burke Rochford Jr. Hare Krishna TransformedE. Burke Rochford Jr. 2007 Cover of Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition Hindu GoddessesDavid Kinsley 1986 Hindu Mythology, Vedic and PurāṇicW. J. Wilkins Hindu Mythology, Vedic and PurāṇicW. J. Wilkins 1882 Cover of Hindu Myths: A Sourcebook Translated from the Sanskrit Hindu MythsWendy Doniger O'Flaherty 1975 Cover of The Hindu Religious Tradition The Hindu Religious TraditionThomas J. Hopkins 1971 Cover of Hindu Saṃskāras Hindu SaṃskārasRaj Bali Pandey 1949 Cover of Hindu Tantric and Śākta Literature Hindu Tantric and Śākta LiteratureTeun Goudriaan & Sanjukta Gupta 1981 Cover of The Hindu Tantric World: An Overview The Hindu Tantric WorldAndré Padoux 2017 Hindu TantrismSanjukta Gupta Hindu TantrismSanjukta Gupta, Dirk Jan Hoens & Teun Goudriaan 1979 Cover of The Hindu Temple The Hindu TempleStella Kramrisch 1946 Cover of The Hindu Temple: An Introduction to Its Meaning and Forms The Hindu TempleGeorge Michell 1977 Cover of Hinduism: A Very Short Introduction HinduismKim Knott 1998 Cover of Hinduism: Past and Present HinduismAxel Michaels 2004 Cover of The Hindus: An Alternative History The HindusWendy Doniger 2009 Cover of Hindus: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices HindusJulius Lipner 1994 History of DharmaśāstraP. V. Kane History of DharmaśāstraP. V. Kane 1930 Cover of A History of Early Vedānta Philosophy A History of Early Vedānta PhilosophyHajime Nakamura 1983 Cover of A History of Indian Philosophy A History of Indian PhilosophySurendranath Dasgupta 1922 Cover of The Holy Science The Holy ScienceSwami Sri Yukteswar 1894 Hymns for the DrowningNammalvar Hymns for the DrowningNammalvar A. K. Ramanujan (trans.)1981 Cover of Hymns of the Atharva-Veda Hymns of the Atharva-VedaMaurice Bloomfield Maurice Bloomfield (trans.)1897 Cover of The Hymns of the Rigveda The Hymns of the RigvedaRalph T. H. Griffith Ralph T. H. Griffith (trans.)1889 Cover of India: A Sacred Geography IndiaDiana L. Eck 2012 Cover of Indian Philosophy Indian PhilosophySarvepalli Radhakrishnan 1923 Interpreting RamakrishnaSwami Tyagananda and Pravrajika Vrajaprana Interpreting RamakrishnaSwami Tyagananda and Pravrajika Vrajaprana 2010 Cover of An Introduction to Hinduism An Introduction to HinduismGavin Flood 1996 Cover of Kālī: The Feminine Force KālīAjit Mookerjee 1988 Kali's ChildJeffrey J. Kripal Kali's ChildJeffrey J. Kripal 1995 Cover of Karma and Rebirth in Classical Indian Traditions Karma and Rebirth in Classical Indian TraditionsWendy Doniger O'Flaherty Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty (ed.)1980 KrishnaEdwin F. Bryant KrishnaEdwin F. Bryant Edwin F. Bryant (ed.)2007 Cover of The Law Code of Manu The Law Code of ManuPatrick Olivelle Patrick Olivelle (trans.)2004 The Laws of ManuGeorg Bühler The Laws of ManuGeorg Bühler Georg Bühler (trans.)1886 The Laws of ManuWendy Doniger The Laws of ManuWendy Doniger & Brian K. Smith Wendy Doniger & Brian K. Smith (trans.)1991 The Life of RamakrishnaRomain Rolland The Life of RamakrishnaRomain Rolland 1929 Cover of The Mahābhārata The MahābhārataJ. A. B. van Buitenen J. A. B. van Buitenen (trans.)1973 Cover of Mantra MantraHarvey P. Alper Harvey P. Alper (ed.)1989 Cover of Manu's Code of Law: A Critical Edition and Translation of the Mānava-Dharmaśāstra Manu's Code of LawPatrick Olivelle 2005 Cover of Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams: Kālī and Umā in the Devotional Poetry of Bengal Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My DreamsRachel Fell McDermott 2001 The Myth of the Eternal ReturnMircea Eliade The Myth of the Eternal ReturnMircea Eliade Willard R. Trask (tr.)1954 Cover of Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and CivilizationHeinrich Zimmer Joseph Campbell (ed.)1946 Cover of Outlines of Indian Philosophy Outlines of Indian PhilosophyM. Hiriyanna 1932 Cover of Perception: An Essay on Classical Indian Theories of Knowledge PerceptionBimal Krishna Matilal 1986 Cover of Philology and Confrontation: Paul Hacker on Traditional and Modern Vedānta Philology and ConfrontationPaul Hacker Wilhelm Halbfass (ed.)1995 Cover of The Place of the Hidden Moon: Erotic Mysticism in the Vaiṣṇava-Sahajiyā Cult of Bengal The Place of the Hidden MoonEdward C. Dimock Jr. 1966 Cover of Poems to Śiva: The Hymns of the Tamil Saints Poems to ŚivaIndira Viswanathan Peterson 1989 PratyabhijñāhṛdayamKshemaraja PratyabhijñāhṛdayamKshemaraja Jaideva Singh (trans.)1963 Cover of The Presence of Śiva The Presence of ŚivaStella Kramrisch 1981 Cover of The Purana Text of the Dynasties of the Kali Age The Purana Text of the Dynasties of the Kali AgeF. E. Pargiter 1913 Cover of The Purāṇas The PurāṇasLudo Rocher 1986 Cover of Ramakrishna and His Disciples Ramakrishna and His DisciplesChristopher Isherwood 1965 Cover of Ramakrishna: His Life and Sayings RamakrishnaF. Max Müller 1898 Cover of The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India The Rāmāyaṇa of VālmīkiRobert P. Goldman Robert P. Goldman (trans.)1984 Cover of The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic The RamayanaR. K. Narayan 1972 Cover of The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and UpanishadsArthur Berriedale Keith 1925 Rethinking the MahābhārataAlf Hiltebeitel Rethinking the MahābhārataAlf Hiltebeitel 2001 Cover of The Rig Veda: An Anthology The Rig VedaWendy Doniger O'Flaherty Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty (trans.)1981 Cover of The Rigveda: The Earliest Religious Poetry of India The RigvedaStephanie W. Jamison & Joel P. Brereton Stephanie W. Jamison & Joel P. Brereton (trans.)2014 Cover of The Roots of Tantra The Roots of TantraKatherine Anne Harper & Robert L. Brown Katherine Anne Harper & Robert L. Brown (eds.)2002 Śaṅkara and Indian PhilosophyNatalia Isayeva Śaṅkara and Indian PhilosophyNatalia Isayeva 1993 The Sanskrit EpicsJohn Brockington The Sanskrit EpicsJohn Brockington 1998 The Saundaryalaharī or Flood of BeautyW. Norman Brown The Saundaryalaharī or Flood of BeautyW. Norman Brown W. Norman Brown (ed. and tr.)1958 Says TukaTukaram Says TukaTukaram Dilip Chitre (trans.)1991 The Secret of the Three CitiesDouglas Renfrew Brooks The Secret of the Three CitiesDouglas Renfrew Brooks 1990 Cover of The Six Systems of Indian Philosophy The Six Systems of Indian PhilosophyF. Max Müller 1899 Cover of The Song Celestial The Song CelestialEdwin Arnold Edwin Arnold (trans.)1885 Cover of Songs of the Saints of India Songs of the Saints of IndiaJohn Stratton Hawley & Mark Juergensmeyer 1988 Cover of Sound and Communication: An Aesthetic Cultural History of Sanskrit Hinduism Sound and CommunicationAnnette Wilke and Oliver Moebus 2011 Cover of Speaking of Śiva Speaking of ŚivaA. K. Ramanujan A. K. Ramanujan (trans.)1973 The Spirit of Hindu LawDonald R. Davis Jr. The Spirit of Hindu LawDonald R. Davis Jr. 2010 Sri Ramakrishna, the Great MasterSwami Saradananda Sri Ramakrishna, the Great MasterSwami Saradananda Swami Jagadananda (tr.)1952 Cover of A Storm of Songs: India and the Idea of the Bhakti Movement A Storm of SongsJohn Stratton Hawley 2015 Cover of The Sword and the Flute: Kālī and Kṛṣṇa, Dark Visions of the Terrible and the Sublime in Hindu Mythology The Sword and the FluteDavid R. Kinsley 1975 Cover of Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine: The Ten Mahāvidyās Tantric Visions of the Divine FeminineDavid Kinsley 1997 Cover of The Theology of Rāmānuja The Theology of RāmānujaJohn Braisted Carman 1974 Cover of A Thousand Teachings: The Upadeśasāhasrī of Śaṅkara A Thousand TeachingsSengaku Mayeda Sengaku Mayeda (trans.)1979 Cover of Three Bhakti Voices: Mirabai, Surdas, and Kabir in Their Times and Ours Three Bhakti VoicesJohn Stratton Hawley 2005 Translation of the Sûrya-Siddhânta, a Text-Book of Hindu AstronomyEbenezer Burgess Translation of the Sûrya-Siddhânta, a Text-Book of Hindu AstronomyEbenezer Burgess Ebenezer Burgess (tr.)1860 The Triumph of the GoddessC. Mackenzie Brown The Triumph of the GoddessC. Mackenzie Brown 1990 Cover of Understanding Mantras Understanding MantrasHarvey P. Alper Harvey P. Alper (ed.)1989 Cover of The Universal Gītā: Western Images of the Bhagavad Gītā The Universal GītāEric J. Sharpe 1985 Cover of Upaniṣads UpaniṣadsPatrick Olivelle Patrick Olivelle (trans.)1996 Cover of Upholding the Common Life: The Community of Mirabai Upholding the Common LifeParita Mukta 1994 Cover of Vāc: The Concept of the Word in Selected Hindu Tantras VācAndré Padoux Jacques Gontier (tr.)1990 Vaishnavism, Śaivism and Minor Religious SystemsR. G. Bhandarkar Vaishnavism, Śaivism and Minor Religious SystemsR. G. Bhandarkar 1913 VaiṣṇavismS. M. Srinivasa Chari VaiṣṇavismS. M. Srinivasa Chari 1994 Cover of The Vedic Experience: Mantramañjarī The Vedic ExperienceRaimon Panikkar 1977 Cover of The Vishnu Purana The Vishnu PuranaH. H. Wilson H. H. Wilson (trans.)1840 Cover of Vishnu: Hinduism's Blue-Skinned Saviour VishnuDevdutt Pattanaik 1999 Cover of Yantra: The Tantric Symbol of Cosmic Unity YantraMadhu Khanna 1979