- 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 HinduismCall Number: E-book and printISBN: 9780198790839Publication 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 Call Number: Wells Library - Stacks -- BL1202 .K564 2016ISBN: 9780198745549Publication Date: 2016In 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 Call Number: Wells Library - Stacks -- BL1210 .H485 2015ISBN: 9780415827331Publication Date: 2015The 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 Call Number: Wells Library - Reference Reading Room -- BL1105 .B75 2009ISBN: 9789004176416Publication Date: 2009-2016As of April 2021, IU Bloomington owns volumes 1 (Regions, Pilgrimage, Deities) and 2 (Sacred Texts, Ritual Traditions, Arts, Concepts).
Encyclopedia of Hinduism by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780816075645Publication Date: 2007Part 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 Call Number: Wells Library - Reference Reading Room -- BL1105 .E53 2008ISBN: 9780700712670Publication Date: 2008The 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 Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780198610267Publication Date: 2010This 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 Call Number: Wells Library - Reference Reading Room -- BL1105 .L66 2020ISBN: 9781538122938Publication Date: 2020This 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.).
- DharmasmrtiCall Number: E-resource
- Electronic Journal of Vedic StudiesCall Number: E-resource
- International Journal of Dharma StudiesCall Number: E-resource
- Journal of Hindu-Christian StudiesCall Number: E-resource
- Journal of Hindu StudiesCall Number: E-resource
- Nidān: International Journal for Indian StudiesCall Number: E-resource
- Religions of South AsiaCall Number: E-resource
- Vidyottama Sanatana: International Journal of Hindu Science and Religious StudiesCall Number: E-resource
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 IUCATThis link opens shows some of the primary sources on Hinduism in IUCAT
- Asian Religions in America byCall Number: Wells Library - Stacks -- BL2525 .A85 1999ISBN: 019511339XPublication 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.
- 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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Primary source materials documenting the history of South Asia between the foundation of the East India Company and the granting of independence to India and Pakistan.
- 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 byCall Number: Wells Library - Stacks -- BL74 .N67 2015 v.1ISBN: 9780393062533Publication Date: 2015See, 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