A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE ACADEMIC STUDY OF HINDUISM

BY: MARK ELMORE

I) THE FIELD AT A GLANCE

A) HISTORY

B) SHAPE OF THE FIELD AT PRESENT

1. MAJOR SCHOLARS

C) MODES OF COMMUNICATION

1. ORGANIZATIONS

2. NEWSLETTERS

3. ON-LINE DISCUSSION GROUPS

4. WEB PAGES

D) DOCTORAL PROGRAMS

II) PRELIMINARY BIBLIOGRAPHY

A) MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD

1. BASIC TEXTBOOKS AND SURVEY WORKS

2. MYTHOLOGY AND ICONOGRAPHY

3. THE INDUS VALLEY

4. THE VEDIC TRADITION

5. THE UPANISHADS

6. MAHABHARATA

7. RAMAYANA

8. THE PURANIC TRADITION

9. VEDANGA

10. DARSANA

11. SOCIOLOGICAL STUDIES

12. RITUAL, TEMPLES, AND PILGRIMAGE

13. SECTARIAN THOUGHT

14. MODERN HINDUISM AND SOME OF ITS IMPORTANT FIGURES

C. JOURNALS

1. ELECTRONIC RESEARCH JOURNALS

2. CONVENTIONAL RESEARCH JOURNALS

D. RESEARCH TOOLS

1. BIBLIOGRAPHIES , DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

2. CD-ROMS AND INDEXES

E. SANSKRIT LANGUAGE MATERIALS

F. FILM AND MEDIA TOOLS

III) RELATIONSHIP OF THE FIELD TO THE ACADEMIC STUDY OF RELIGION

This is a work in perpetual progress and as such it does not present a

complete look.at the field. Rather, it is a reflection of my work as of 12/97.