文档介绍：The panion to Hindu Studies
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The panions series is a major series of single panions
to key research fi elds in the humanities aimed at postgraduate students, scholars
and libraries. panion offers prehensive reference resource giving
an overview of key topics, research areas, new directions and a manageable
guide to beginning or developing research in the fi eld. A distinctive feature of
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The Continuum
Companion to
Hindu Studies
Edited by
Jessica Frazier
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Continuum International Publishing Group
The Tower Building 80 Maiden Lane
11 York Road Suite 704
London SE1 7NX New York NY 10038
© Jessica Frazier and Contributors 2011
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted
in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,
recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission
in writing from the publishers.
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN: HB: 978-0-8264-9966-0
Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.
Typeset by Newgen Imaging System Pvt Ltd, Chennai, India
Printed and bound in Great Britain
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Contents
List of Contributors x
Foreword by Gavin Flood xi