PRELIMS
Preface. xvii
List of Contributors. xviii
Notes for Users. xxxiii
Primary Sources. xxxv
Primary Source Abbreviations. lxviii
Journals and Series. lxxvii
General Abbreviations. xc
RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS
Cakra. 3
Colors. 7
Conch. 14
Divine Attributes and Emblems. 16
Divine Musical Instruments. 36
Dress and Adornment. 45
Fire. 50
Gemstones. 59
Hair. 65
Liṅga. 72
Lotus. 82
Mālā. 87
Mudrās. 91
Oṃ. 100
Prasāda. 103
Rām. 112
Sacred Threads. 119
Śālagrāma. 123
Smell. 127
Sound. 134
Svastika. 150
Tilaka and Other Forehead Marks. 152
Trees and Plants. 161
Vāhanas. 168
Vāhanas in Iconography. 169
South Indian Temple Vāhanas. 175
Vibhūti. 181
Yoni. 184
HINDUISM AND MIGRATION: CONTEMPORARY COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE SOUTH ASIA
Afghanistan. 189
Australia and New Zealand. 193
Canada. 206
China. 212
Denmark. 217
East Africa. 222
Fiji. 229
France. 235
Gulf Countries. 240
Guyana. 246
Indonesia. 252
Italy. 257
Malaysia. 263
Mauritius. 269
Netherlands. 274
Norway. 279
Portugal. 285
Russia. 291
Singapore. 295
South Africa. 300
Suriname. 307
Sweden. 312
Switzerland. 317
Thailand. 324
Trinidad and Tobago. 329
United Kingdom. 334
United States. 342
Vietnam. 353
SOME MODERN RELIGIOUS GROUPS AND TEACHERS
Ad Dharm. 359
Anandamayi Ma. 366
Aramuga Navalar. 373
Art of Living Foundation. 380
Arya Samaj. 389
Aurobindo. 397
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh/Osho. 405
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati. 415
Bharat Sevashram Sangha and Swami Pranavanandaji Maharaj. 424
Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha. 432
Brahmo Samaj and Kcshub Chandra Sen. 437
Chinmayananda and Chinmaya Mission. 445
Dayananda Saraswati. 453
Female Gurus and Ascetics. 461
Hans Ji Maharaj and the Divya Sandesh Parishad. 470
Hariharananda Aranya. 476
ISKCON and Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada. 485
Jiddu Krishnamurti. 491
Krishnamacharya. 498
Lakshman Joo. 502
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Transcendental Meditation. 508
Mahima Dharma and Bhima Bhoi. 515
Mata Amritanandamayi Mission Trust and Embracing The World. 523
Melmaruvathur Movement. 531
Modern Astrologers. 535
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. 542
Muktananda and Siddha Yoga. 552
Narayana Guru. 559
Radhakrishnan. 566
Radhasoamis. 572
Ramakrishna. 578
Ramakrishna Math and Mission. 586
Ramana Maharshi. 594
Rammohun Roy. 602
Sarada Devi. 610
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. 619
Sathya Sai Baba. 625
Satnamis. 634
Shirdi Sai Baba. 641
Sivananda and the Divine Life Society. 651
Swadhyaya Movement and Pandurang Shastri Athavale. 659
Swaminarayan and Swaminarayan Hinduism. 664
Tagore. 672
Theosophical Society. 679
Vivekananda. 689
Vivekananda Kendra. 698
Yogananda and the Self-Realization Fellowship. 704
APPENDIX
Devadāsis / Courtesans. 715
Hinduism and Dravidian Identity. 725
Feminism. 734
Nationalism. 750
Politics and Media. 760
Glossary. 771
Sections for Future Volumes. 775
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