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India and Beyond: The Religions of India in the Encyclopedia of Religion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

Extract

The religions of Indian origin occupy considerable space in the Encyclopedia. There are literally hundreds of articles, some quite extensive, that deal with the relevant material. Such a generous treatment need not come as a surprise. The editor in chief was the late Mircea Eliade, the author of a highly influential work on yoga; he himself honoured the Encyclopedia with the entry on the same subject. Moreover, in any global account of religion the Indian traditions ought to figure prominently, given their enormous influence all over Asia.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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