Hinduism Books


Eastern Religions: Hinduism, Buddism, Taoism, Confucianism, ShintoEastern Religions: Hinduism, Buddism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto
Best Price: $14.95
Concise information, nice (and lots of) pictures, and NEVER boring! I really enjoyed using this...
Siva in Dance, Myth and IconographySiva in Dance, Myth and Iconography
In this book, Anne-Marie Gaston, a professional exponent of several Indian classical dance...
Sacred and Profane Dimensions of Love in Indian Tradition: The Gitagovinda of JayadevaSacred and Profane Dimensions of Love in Indian Tradition: The Gitagovinda of Jayadeva
As exemplified in the Gitagovind of Jayadeva. With a translation of the Gitagovinda.
Three Bhakti Voices: Mirabai, Surdas, and Kabir in Their Time and OursThree Bhakti Voices: Mirabai, Surdas, and Kabir in Their Time and Ours
Best Price: $168.30
Bhakti means intense devotion expressed by action (service). A person who practices bhakti is...
Caesar Augustus: Seven Aspects (Clarendon Paperbacks)Caesar Augustus: Seven Aspects (Clarendon Paperbacks)
Best Price: $47.04
This book presents seven fresh and original views of Caesar Augustus by an international group...


The Ubiquitous Siva: Somananda's Sivadrsti and His Tantric Interlocutors (Aar Religion in Translation)The Ubiquitous Siva: Somananda's Sivadrsti and His Tantric Interlocutors (Aar Religion in Translation)
Best Price: $26.45
John Nemec examines the beginnings of the non-dual tantric philosophy of the famed...
The UpanishadsThe Upanishads
Best Price: $6.23
Publisher: Vedânta Centre Publication date: 1919 Subjects: Fiction / Classics Religion...
Bhagavad gita, 'The songs of the master', tr. with an intr. and comm. by C. JohnstonBhagavad gita, 'The songs of the master', tr. with an intr. and comm. by C. Johnston
Best Price: $20.00
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free...
Hymns from the Rig Veda (Sanskrit and English Edition)Hymns from the Rig Veda (Sanskrit and English Edition)
Exquisite! With the essential Dhatupatha used, the translation from Sanskrit is grammatically...
The Book of Krishna (Indian Gods and Goddesses)The Book of Krishna (Indian Gods and Goddesses)
Best Price: $11.55
A good book. Not the greatest. Looks at Krishna's life from a analytical, not devotional...


THE RIDER ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EASTERN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIONTHE RIDER ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EASTERN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIONEveryday Life of the MayaEveryday Life of the Maya
Describes the highly developed Mayan civilization noted for its achievements in architecture,...
Upanishads: Gateways of KnowledgeUpanishads: Gateways of Knowledge
After a general overview of the Upanishads and the role they play in Indian philosophical...
Dancing to the Flute: Music and Dance in Indian ArtDancing to the Flute: Music and Dance in Indian Art
Best Price: $22.00
Essays on Gay TantraEssays on Gay Tantra
Best Price: $21.46
Integrating sexuality with spirituality has been the specialty of traditional Hindu Tantra for...

Surprising Bedfellows: Hindus and Muslims in Medieval and Early Modern IndiaSurprising Bedfellows: Hindus and Muslims in Medieval and Early Modern India
Best Price: $66.85
Surprising Bedfellows: Hindus and Muslims in Medieval and Early Modern India argues that...
Gandhi's Experiments with Truth: Essential Writings by and about Mahatma Gandhi (Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion)Gandhi's Experiments with Truth: Essential Writings by and about Mahatma Gandhi (Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion)
Best Price: $25.74
This comprehensive Gandhi reader provides an essential new reference for scholars and students...
The Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi for the Twenty-First CenturyThe Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi for the Twenty-First Century
Best Price: $27.50
Often considered the most admired human being of the twentieth century, Mahatma Gandhi was and...
Vijayanagara Voices: Exploring South Indian History and Hindu LiteratureVijayanagara Voices: Exploring South Indian History and Hindu Literature
Best Price: $93.86
The Vijayanagara Empire flourished in South India between 1336 and 1565. Conveying the depth and...
Vedanta for the Western WorldVedanta for the Western World
Best Price: $202.10
Disclaimer: I didn't read every essay in the book. I picked and chose, and read the half...

The Science of ReligionThe Science of Religion
Best Price: $35.00
This book is really a discourse on why we feel pain. For people of a more "intellectual...
The Science of ReligionThe Science of Religion
Best Price: $4.99
Yogananda's maiden voyage on the sea of authorship, THE SCIENCE OF RELIGION, surprises the...
Where There Is Light: Insight and Inspiration for Meeting Life's ChallengesWhere There Is Light: Insight and Inspiration for Meeting Life's Challenges
Best Price: $6.00
I found this book to be truly amazing in it's wisdom. The author who died in body in 1952...
Tantra: The Cult of the FeminineTantra: The Cult of the Feminine
Best Price: $42.09
No wonder MUKTANANDA's "Play of Consciousness" is in the bibliography! Van...
The spiritual philosophy of Shrii Shrii A'nandam'urti: A commentary on A'nanda Su'tramThe spiritual philosophy of Shrii Shrii A'nandam'urti: A commentary on A'nanda Su'tram

Doctrine of the Bhagavad Gita: Sangam Text (Theosophical texts)Doctrine of the Bhagavad Gita: Sangam Text (Theosophical texts)Darsan, Seeing the Divine Image in IndiaDarsan, Seeing the Divine Image in India
Best Price: $8.25
Diana Eck has done an excellent job of sifting through the vast amount of material on Hindu...
Open WindowsOpen Windows
Best Price: $43.11
DharmaDharma
Best Price: $12.93
Excellent lectures on the Hindu concept of Dharma and made readily accessible to the western...
"Because It Gives Me Peace of Mind": Ritual Fasts in the Religious Lives of Hindu Women (Mcgill Studies in the History of Religions)"Because It Gives Me Peace of Mind": Ritual Fasts in the Religious Lives of Hindu Women (Mcgill Studies in the History of Religions)
Best Price: $15.00

The Divine Consort, Radha and the Goddesses of India (Beacon paperback)The Divine Consort, Radha and the Goddesses of India (Beacon paperback)
Best Price: $65.14
This volume deals with the Hindu conception of God as a Woman. For the first time scholars...
Figments And Fragments Of Mahayana Buddhism In India: More Collected Papers (Studies in Buddhist Traditions)Figments And Fragments Of Mahayana Buddhism In India: More Collected Papers (Studies in Buddhist Traditions)
Best Price: $62.00
River of Compassion: A Christian Commentary on the Bhagavad GitaRiver of Compassion: A Christian Commentary on the Bhagavad Gita
Best Price: $24.95
Written for those who want to use the Gita as a practical spiritual guide--but who have no...
Bhagavad Gita (Ways of Mysticism)Bhagavad Gita (Ways of Mysticism)Wisdom of the Vedas, Originally India's Outlook on LifeWisdom of the Vedas, Originally India's Outlook on Life
It is a good book about Hinduism, Spiritual and Philosophy, and was well written. I enjoyed...

Commentaries on Living (Second Series)Commentaries on Living (Second Series)
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Krishnamurti's essential message is that to find truth, we must go beyond the limits of...
Religious System of the Mahanubhava Sect (South Asian Studies)Religious System of the Mahanubhava Sect (South Asian Studies)
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The Gandhi Nobody KnowsThe Gandhi Nobody Knows
Best Price: $19.00
This is an excellent critique of both the major motion picture, GANDHI, and the man, Gandhi.
Kali's Child: The Mystical and the Erotic in the Life and Teachings of RamakrishnaKali's Child: The Mystical and the Erotic in the Life and Teachings of Ramakrishna
Best Price: $31.36
Review of Kali's Child by Jeffrey Kripal The book, Kali's Child on Ramakrishna is a...
A Sacred ThreadA Sacred Thread
Best Price: $4.60
I find it very interesting that a person who manages to edit a work such as this receives as...

Vedanta for the West: The Ramakrishna Movement in the United States (Religion in North America)Vedanta for the West: The Ramakrishna Movement in the United States (Religion in North America)
Best Price: $52.95
Professor of History Carl Jackson has written an engrossing history of the Vedanta movement and...
Hindu Wife, Hindu Nation: Community, Religion, and Cultural NationalismHindu Wife, Hindu Nation: Community, Religion, and Cultural Nationalism
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What are the major Hindu ideas and traditions of India that have shaped dominant conceptions of...
Hinduism and the Religious Arts (Religion And The Arts)Hinduism and the Religious Arts (Religion And The Arts)
Best Price: $37.48
The roots between the Hindu religion and the wider culture are deep and uniquely complex. No...
Gandhi's Significance for TodayGandhi's Significance for TodayThe Book of Secrets: 112 Keys to the Mystery WithinThe Book of Secrets: 112 Keys to the Mystery Within
Best Price: $87.11
I cannot say enough about this book. After reading merely 1/10th of it and practcing the...

Bhagavad GitaBhagavad GitaRethinking Religion in India: The Colonial Construction of Hinduism (Routledge South Asian Religion Series)Rethinking Religion in India: The Colonial Construction of Hinduism (Routledge South Asian Religion Series)
Best Price: $109.77
This book critically assesses recent debates about the colonial construction of Hinduism....
Women in the Hindu Tradition: Rules, Roles and Exceptions (Routledge Hindu Studies Series)Women in the Hindu Tradition: Rules, Roles and Exceptions (Routledge Hindu Studies Series)
Best Price: $117.83
This book accounts for the origin and evolution of the nature and roles of women within the...
Dancing with Siva (Master Course)Dancing with Siva (Master Course)
Best Price: $29.94
I came across this book during my frantic search of a religion that could answer those long...
Godsong and a Matter of Honour: Transliterations of the Bhagavad-Gita and Njal's SagaGodsong and a Matter of Honour: Transliterations of the Bhagavad-Gita and Njal's Saga
Best Price: $61.44

Sai Baba the Holy Man and the PsychiatristSai Baba the Holy Man and the Psychiatrist
Best Price: $6.00
An interesting book about Dr Samuel H. Sandweiss an American psychiatrist who travels to India...
The Sants: Studies in a Devotional Tradition of IndiaThe Sants: Studies in a Devotional Tradition of India
If you have an interest on the subject of the "Sants", such as Kabir, Raidas, Nanak,...
Archetype Design: House as a Vehicle for SpiritArchetype Design: House as a Vehicle for Spirit
Best Price: $17.28
Vishu Magee has presented the mystical achetypes of Carl Jung in a most readable and...
Bhagavad Gita, a Mystic ScriptureBhagavad Gita, a Mystic Scripture
This ancient scripture lays out the path to spiritual empowerment. Is is told through the...
A Heart Poured Out: A Story of Swami AshokanandaA Heart Poured Out: A Story of Swami Ashokananda
Best Price: $5.64
A Heart Poured Out is the biography of Swami Ashokananda (1893-1969), who was a prominent monk...

The Gheranda SamhitaThe Gheranda Samhita
Best Price: $11.95
The Gheranda Samhita (circa 1700 CE) is a manual on hatha yoga influenced by the tantric...
The Shiva SamhitaThe Shiva Samhita
Best Price: $23.95
This affordable, critical edition of the Shiva Samhita contains a new introduction, the original...
Living with the Himalayan Masters: Spiritual Experiences of Swami RamaLiving with the Himalayan Masters: Spiritual Experiences of Swami Rama
Best Price: $32.01
This book clearly gives true life story of Great student of Yoga and sincere followers of Yogic...
Living with the Himalayan Masters, 5 cassettesLiving with the Himalayan Masters, 5 cassettes
Best Price: $25.89
If you went to a gym and all of the trainers were 98 pound weaklings, wouldn't you go to...
The Pursuit of Power and Freedom: Katha UpanishadThe Pursuit of Power and Freedom: Katha Upanishad
Best Price: $6.29
The Pursuit of Power and Freedom is a modern translation of the Katha Upanishad. On the surface...

Twenty Four Hours a Day (Hazelden Education Materials)Twenty Four Hours a Day (Hazelden Education Materials)
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"Before taking a night-club DJ's job in the 80's writer did not drink; 9 years...
That Thou Art: The Wisdom of the UpanishadsThat Thou Art: The Wisdom of the Upanishads
Best Price: $73.58
TTA pulls together Rama's earlier works in a style that a non-philosopher can enjoy. It...
Srimad Bhagavatam: Canto 7, Pt.2Srimad Bhagavatam: Canto 7, Pt.2Krsna Consciousness: The Matchless GiftKrsna Consciousness: The Matchless Gift
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Humans are originally pure in spirit, pure God, but by living in the world we are contaminated...
Meditation: Excerpts from talks by Sri Swami SatchidanandaMeditation: Excerpts from talks by Sri Swami Satchidananda
Best Price: $2.79
anyone with any interest in yoga or meditation, must buy this book. I'm almost laughing...

Mystic Approach to the Veda & the UpanishadMystic Approach to the Veda & the Upanishad
The Veda, while revered, has generally not been understood. The Upanishads, likewise, have been...
Dancing with Siva (Master Course)Dancing with Siva (Master Course)
Best Price: $29.94
I came across this book during my frantic search of a religion that could answer those long...
Godsong and a Matter of Honour: Transliterations of the Bhagavad-Gita and Njal's SagaGodsong and a Matter of Honour: Transliterations of the Bhagavad-Gita and Njal's Saga
Best Price: $61.44
Sai Baba the Holy Man and the PsychiatristSai Baba the Holy Man and the Psychiatrist
Best Price: $6.00
An interesting book about Dr Samuel H. Sandweiss an American psychiatrist who travels to India...
The Sants: Studies in a Devotional Tradition of IndiaThe Sants: Studies in a Devotional Tradition of India
If you have an interest on the subject of the "Sants", such as Kabir, Raidas, Nanak,...

Archetype Design: House as a Vehicle for SpiritArchetype Design: House as a Vehicle for Spirit
Best Price: $17.28
Vishu Magee has presented the mystical achetypes of Carl Jung in a most readable and...
Bhagavad Gita, a Mystic ScriptureBhagavad Gita, a Mystic Scripture
This ancient scripture lays out the path to spiritual empowerment. Is is told through the...
A Heart Poured Out: A Story of Swami AshokanandaA Heart Poured Out: A Story of Swami Ashokananda
Best Price: $5.64
A Heart Poured Out is the biography of Swami Ashokananda (1893-1969), who was a prominent monk...
The Gheranda SamhitaThe Gheranda Samhita
Best Price: $11.95
The Gheranda Samhita (circa 1700 CE) is a manual on hatha yoga influenced by the tantric...
The Shiva SamhitaThe Shiva Samhita
Best Price: $23.95
This affordable, critical edition of the Shiva Samhita contains a new introduction, the original...

Shakti and ShaktaShakti and Shakta
Best Price: $74.70
I had never thought that one day ý would find serpent power anywhere except usedbook...
Kali Feminine ForceKali Feminine Force
Best Price: $14.31
Kali, according to Indian legend, sprang forth from the brow of the Great Goddess Durga during a...
101 Questions and Answers on Hinduism101 Questions and Answers on Hinduism
Best Price: $6.50
In an easy-to-read, question and answer format, this is the perfect introduction to one of the...
Redemptive Encounters: Three Modern Styles in the Hindu Tradition (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society)Redemptive Encounters: Three Modern Styles in the Hindu Tradition (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society)
Best Price: $63.14
In this comparative study of three modern religious movements, Lawrence A. Babb argues that...
Encountering Kali: In the Margins, at the Center, in the WestEncountering Kali: In the Margins, at the Center, in the West
Best Price: $34.70
Encountering Kali explores one of the most remarkable divinities the world has seen--the Hindu...

Tantra: Sex, Secrecy, Politics, and Power in the Study of ReligionTantra: Sex, Secrecy, Politics, and Power in the Study of Religion
Best Price: $24.80
Hugh Urban's engaging historical account of the study of Tantra is extremely thorough and...
Gandhi and Civil Disobedience: The Mahatma in Indian Politics 1928-1934Gandhi and Civil Disobedience: The Mahatma in Indian Politics 1928-1934
Mahatma Gandhi's lengthy Indian career was of central importance in the development of...
BHAGAVAD GITA ENGLISHBHAGAVAD GITA ENGLISH
This little Bhagavad Gita book is a sure must have. Why? because as the book cover says ......
Avatara: The Humanization of Philosophy Through the Bhagavad GitaAvatara: The Humanization of Philosophy Through the Bhagavad Gita
Best Price: $18.95
While all of Western Education is focused on limiting the capacity for decision making to just...
Calcutta: Society and Change 1690-1990Calcutta: Society and Change 1690-1990
Best Price: $12.50
Calcutta, for whose slums and poverty many moan, has been a city swept by various imported ideas...

The Bhagavad Gita as It IsThe Bhagavad Gita as It Is
Best Price: $21.00
The Gita is the Hindu telling of Krishna who is God. This version is extremely well translated...
Narada-Bhakti-Sutra: The Secrets of Transcendental LoveNarada-Bhakti-Sutra: The Secrets of Transcendental Love
Best Price: $10.95
By Satsvarupa dasa Goswami with material by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami...
A Second Chance : The Story of a Near-Death ExperienceA Second Chance : The Story of a Near-Death Experience
Best Price: $7.95
Another one of Parabhupada's propaganda pamphlets, this book gives the story of...
Bhagavad GitaBhagavad Gita
Best Price: $22.49
Who decides, is the question. While our Western Tradition has done everything possible to study...
Chakras: Energy Centers of TransformationChakras: Energy Centers of Transformation
Best Price: $34.72
This book introduces the reader to the system of energy - nadi & chakra - in our body as...

Shiva and Dionysus: The religion of nature and ErosShiva and Dionysus: The religion of nature and Eros
Best Price: $79.97
Virtue, Success, Pleasure, and Liberation: The Four Aims of Life in the Tradition of Ancient IndiaVirtue, Success, Pleasure, and Liberation: The Four Aims of Life in the Tradition of Ancient India
Best Price: $8.88
It embarrasses me to admit that before I encountered the works of Alain Danielou I had no real...
Sadhus: India's Mystic Holy MenSadhus: India's Mystic Holy Men
Best Price: $6.83
"Sadhus" is a book about the more extreme aspects of Hinduism. It's not intended...
Layayoga: The Definitive Guide to the Chakras and KundaliniLayayoga: The Definitive Guide to the Chakras and Kundalini
Best Price: $14.94
There are dozens of forms of yoga, but Laya Yoga (Layayoga) is one of the most accessible for...
The Guru, by His DiscipleThe Guru, by His Disciple
This is the story of the holy or mystic life in India, as told by a disciple reminiscing upon...
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