Volume V of Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism covers religious symbols ranging from gemstones and mudras to sacred threads and vihanas. A section devoted to diaspora communities offers an up-to-date overview of main centers of Hinduism outside of South Asia; The topic of modern Hindu religious movements and teachers is examined in the comprehensive last section; with articles on the Art of Living Foundation; ISKCON; and the Theosophical Society as well as Gandhi; Vivekananda; and Anandamayi Ma; among many others. Please see Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism (6 vols set) ISBN 978 90 04 27128 9 (Publication December 2014) for the complete set information.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Religious-theme IslamBy William Garrison Jr."Shorter Encyclopaedia of Islam" by H.A.R. Gibb J.H. Kramers; (1953 first published; 1956; 1957; 1961; 1965; 1974; 1991 reprints); just 1 volume of 671 pgs; hardback; English; ISBN: 90-04-00681-8. The 1974 edition notes: "The `Shorter Encyclopadia of Islam' includes all of the articles contained in the first edition and Supplement of the [earlier] `Encyclopaedia of Islam' [9 vols. between 1913-1930s] which related particularly to the religion and law of Islam. The majority of the original articles have been reproduced without material alteration. A number of articles have been shortened or revised; and a few new articles have been added. In most cases; additional entries have been made in the bibliographies in order to bring them up to date." Why is this volume `short'? For its' shortened contents; let's re-read the book's preface note: "related particularly to the religion and law of Islam." Therefore; nothing under `J' for `Jihad'. BUT in the `Register of Subjects'; "War" refers a reader to: Dar al-Harb; Dar al-Islam; Dar al-Sulh; Dhimma; Djihad [about 800 words]; Dijizya. Regarding `djihad' the authors opined: "holy war. The spread of Islam by arms is a religious duty upon Muslims in general" (p. 89).Regarding `updated' material; it's difficult to compare; but I did stumble upon Kaba: "The [cloth covering] kiswa is prepared in Egypt every year and brought to Mecca by the pilgrim caravan." If I recall correctly; after 1990s the kiswa is now made in Saudi Arabia - maybe this has been updated in later reprints. Q's are spelled with K's: Quran is offered as Kur'an; the Quraish as Kuraish; thereby; NO subject listings under the "Q" chapter-heading - totally empty. Regarding slavery (`abd'); the author wrote: "Theoretically slaves have no legal rights whatever; according to Mohammedan law they are merely things; the property of their owner" (p. 2). The author wrote about 3;000 words analyzing Islamic slavery. Very informative; just that sometimes you have to do a little searching to find the earlier subject spelling.
