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Handbook of Hindu Mythology by George M. Williams
Introducing Hinduism by Vinay Lal; Borin van Loon (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781840464658
Publication Date: 2005

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Essential Hinduism
Call Number: 294.5 R813es

Oxford Reference Online

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A Dictionary of Hinduism
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"Covering all the major Hindu practices, festivals, beliefs, gods, sacred sites, languages, and religious texts, this is the most comprehensive Hinduism dictionary of its kind."
The Oxford Companion to World Mythology
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"Covering all aspects of mythology, this Companion includes essays on the world's major mythological traditions (Greek, Native American, Indian, Japanese, Sumerian, Egyptian), along with retellings of better-known myths, and entries on mythological types, motifs, and figures."

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