Hindu World is the first general encyclopaedia of the vast world of Hinduism in two volumes. It succeeds in achieving the impossible task of covering almost every facet of Hindu life and thought embodying the result of recent scholarship as well as the traditional point of view. It contains over 700 lucidly written articles on a wide range of subjects ranging from lesser known subjects like dress, diet, alchemy magic, tantrism, medicine, magic, erotics, science, ...
