Routledge South Asian Religion Series
Rethinking Religion in India: The Colonial Construction of Hinduism
1st Edition
Edited
By Esther Bloch, Marianne Keppens, Rajaram Hegde
September 14, 2011
This book critically assesses recent debates about the colonial construction of Hinduism. Increasingly scholars have come to realise that the dominant understanding of Indian culture and its traditions is unsatisfactory. According to the classical paradigm, Hindu traditions are conceptualized as ...
South Asian Religions on Display: Religious Processions in South Asia and in the Diaspora
1st Edition
Edited
By Knut A. Jacobsen
April 29, 2009
Religious procession is a significant dimension of religion in South Asia. Processions are central not only in Hinduism, but also Islam, Christianity, Jainism and Sikhism, which have large procession rituals. The last years have seen an increase in processions and ritualizations of space both ...
Hindu Selves in a Modern World: Guru Faith in the Mata Amritanandamayi Mission
1st Edition
By Maya Warrier
January 21, 2005
This book explores devotional Hinduism in a modern context of high consumerism and revolutionised communications. It focuses on a fast-growing and high-profile contemporary Hindu guru faith originating in India and attracting a transnational following. The organisation is led by a vastly popular ...