TY - GEN AU - Williams, George M. TI - Hand book of Hindu Mythology T2 - Handbooks of world mythology SN - 9788120840270 (PB) PY - 2003/// CY - Delhi PB - Motilal Banarsidass KW - Hindu mythology KW - Handbooks and manuals N1 - Preface 1: Introduction Living power of Hindu mythology Mythic identities Alive within Hindu myths Hindu worldviews Historical contexts of Hindu myths Pre-Aryan period (c 2500-1700 BCE, Indus Valley or Dravidian civilization) Vedic or Samhita period (c 1500-900 BCE, Aryan civilization) Brahmanical and Aranyaka period (c 900-c 600 BCE) Upanishadic period (c 900-c 600 BCE) Epic period (c 400 BCE-c 400 CE) Puranic period (c 300-800 CE) Tantric period (c 900-c 1600) Modern period Sources: Oral tradition, texts, scriptures-and modernity Myth cycles, perspectives, and communities Understanding mythically Literalistic Sectarian Pan-Indian Reformed Hindu mythology's contribution to world mythology Hindu mythic themes: universal Cosmogony, theogony, and anthropogony Cosmology Theogony and theology Theomachy Anthropogony Mythic themes: specific Dharma Karma Samsara or transmigration Kala Cosmogonic return to the one Renunciation, sacrifice, and magic Maya as illusion Notes. 2: Mythic Time, Space, And Causality Mythic time Additional systems and units of time Desa (Space) Nimitta (Causality) 3: Characters, Themes, And Concepts Adi Adi-Kurma Aditi Aditya (Adityas) Agastya (Agasti) Agni Ahalya Airavata Ambarisha Amrita Ananta Anasuya Andhaka, Andhak Angiras Ani-Mandavya Anjana Apsara, Apsaras Ara Arayanna Arishta Arishtha (Arishthaka) Arjuna Aruna Ashthavakra Asikni Astika Asura Asva-Medha Asvatthaman (Asvatthama) Asvins (Asvini-Devas) Atibala Atri Aum Aurva Avatara Ayodhya Bala Bala-Rama (Balarama, Balabhadra-Rama) Bali Bali Bhadraka Bhadrakali Bhaga Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavadgita Bhagavata Purana Bhagavati Bhagiratha Bhairava Bhairavi Bhakti Bharadvaja Bharata Bhima Bhrigu Bhumi Brahma Brahmacarin, Brahmacarya Brahman Brahmanas Brahmanda Brahmin (also brahmana and brahman) Brihaspati Buddha Cancalakshmi Canda and Munda Candaka Candika Candra Candrangada Candrasharman Catur-Mukha-Linga Catur-Varna (Caturvarnyam) Chaya Ciranjivi, Ciranjivin Citraketu Citralekha Citrangada Citraratha Citrasena Cudala Cyavana Dadhici or Dadhica Dakinis Daksha Dalbhya Damayanti Dasaratha Dattatreya Deva (Devas); Devi (Devis) Devaki Devakulya Devasena Devayani Devi Dhanvantari Dharma Dhritarashtra Dhruva Dirghatamas Draupadi Drona Durga Durvasa Duryadhana Dushyanta Ekalavya Ekavira Ganapati Gandaki Gandhari Gandharva, Gandharvas Gandiva Ganesa Ganga Garuda Gautama Gavijata Ghanta-Karna, (Ghantakanta) Ghatotkaca Ghosha Ghritaci Gotama Gunasharman Halahala Hamsa, Hansa Hanuman Hara Hari Haridhama Harimitra Hariscandra Haritasva Harivamsa Havyaghna Hayagriva Hemakanta Hemamali Hiranyagarbha Hiranyahasta Hiranyakasipu Hiranyaksha. Ida Ila Indra Indradyumna Indrani Isvara Jada Jahnu Jajali Jamadagni Jambavan, Jambavat Jambha Jambu Jambuka (Jambumalika) Janaka Janamejaya Jara (Jaras) Jarasandha Jatayu Jatila Jaya Ka Kabandha Kaca Kaikeyi Kailasa Kaitabha Kakshasena Kakshivan Kakshivatasuta Kala Kalanemi Kalavati Kali Kali Kalindi Kalipriya Kaliya Kalki, Kalkin Kalmashapada Kama Kamadhenu Kamsa, Kansa Kandu Kanva Kapila Karma, Karman Karna Karttikeya. Kashyapa Kauthumi Ketu Krishna Krittikas Kshiroda-Mathana Kubera Kubja Kucela Kumbhakarna Kunti Kurma Kurukshetra Lakshmana Lakshmi Lanka Lanka-Lakshmi Likhita Lilavati Linga, Lingam Madri, Madravati Magic, blessings, cursings Mahabharata Mahadeva Mahameru Mahisha (Mahishasura) Mainaka Maitra-Varuna Maitreyi Malini Manasa-Putra (Manasa-Putra) Mandakarni (also Shatakarni) Mandodari Mangala Manthara Mantra Manu, Manus Manvantara Marici Markandeya Marutas (Maruts) Matsya Maya Maya Mitra Mohini Murukan Naciketas, Naciketa Naga, Nagas Nahusha Nakula Nala Nalakubera Nandi, Nandin Nara Narada Naraka (Narakasura) Narasimha Narayana Om (or Aum) Pancakanya Pandavas Pandu Parasara Parasu-Rama Parikshit Parvati Pashupati, Pashupata Pitris, Pitaras Prahlada Prajapati (Prajapatis) Prakriti Pralaya Prana (Pranas) Puranas Purusha Pushan Radha Rahu Rakshasa Rama Ramayana Ravana Renuka Rigveda Rishi Rishyashringa. Rita Rudra Rudras Rukmini Sabari (Shabari) Sakti (Shakti) Sakuntala (Shakuntala) Samjna Samnyasin, Samnyasa Samsara Sanjaya Sapta-Matris Sapta-Matrikas Sapta-Nagas Sapta-Rishis Sarasvati Sastras (Shastras) Sati Satyavati Savitri Siddhi, Siddhis Sikhandi (Shikhandi) Sisupala (Shishupala) Sita Siva (Shiva) Skanda Soma Subrahmanya Suddhi Sukra Surya Takshaka Taladhvaja Tantra, Tantrism Tapa Tapas Tara Tilottama Tirtha-yatra Trita Tvashthri Uma Upanishad Urvashi Usha Ushas Vac Vadhrimati Vaikuntha Vaivasvata Manu Valmiki Vamana Varaha Varna Varuna Vasuki Vayu Vedas Vishnu Visvakarman (Vishvakarman) Visvamitra (Visvamitra) Vrindavana Vritra Vyasa Yajna Yama Yamuna Yoga, Yogas Yuvanashva. 4: Selected Print And Nonprint Resources Print resources Encyclopedias and dictionaries Hindu mythology (and Hindu theology) Hinduism Texts in translation History Material culture: art, architecture Selected nonprint resources Video and film CD-ROM and DVD Web sites on Hindu mythology Spelling Commercial vs scholarly sites Online Sanskrit dictionaries South Asian WWW virtual library Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative (ECAI) Wabash Center Internet Guide: Hinduism American Academy of Religion syllabus initiative Miscellaneous sites (largely personal and commercial) Glossary Index About the author N2 - From the Publisher: Unlike many other ancient mythologies, Hinduism thrives in the modern world. One billion followers and countless others have been captivated by its symbolic representations of love, karma, and reincarnation. Handbook of Hindu Mythology offers an informative introduction to this dauntingly complex mythology of multifaceted deities, lengthy heroic tales, and arcane philosophies-all with a 3,000-year history of reinterpretations and adaptations. Williams offers a number of pathways by which to approach Hinduism's ever-changing gods and goddesses (e.g., Brahma, Vishnu, Siva), spiritual verses (such as the vedas), secular epics (including the Ramayana and the Mahabharata), myths within myths, devotional and esoteric traditions, psychic and yogic disciplines, and magical practices. With this handbook, readers can explore the history of Hindu mythology, follow a detailed timeline of key episodes and historical events, and look up specific elements of historical or contemporary Hinduism in a beautifully illustrated reference work. It is the ideal introduction to the origins of Hinduism, the culture that shaped it from antiquity to the present, and the age-old stories, ideas, and traditions that speak to the human condition as eloquently today as ever. Including annotated bibliographies, a glossary of cultural and mythological terms, and numerous illustrations, here is a gold mine of information on Hindu mythology ER -