The Emergence of Modern Hinduism Religion on the Margins of Colonialism

A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org.The Emergence of Modern Hinduism argues for the importance of regional, vernacular innovation in processes of Hindu modernization. Scholars usually trace the emergence of modern Hinduism to cosmopolitan reform mo...

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Autor principal:	Weiss, Richard S., author (author)
Formato:	Libro electrónico
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	Oakland University of California Press 2019 Berkeley, CA : [2019]
Edición:	1st ed
Materias:	Ramalinga, Swami, > 1823–1874 > Influence. Hinduism > History > 1765- History Asian history Religion: general centrality of elite religion. cosmopolitan reform movements. hindu modernization. hindu studies. hinduism. history of hindu modernization. important local figure. influence of western ideas and models. margin of colonialism. ramalinga swami. religious change. religious studies. south asian history. south asian studies. tamil shaiva poet and mystic.
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Frontmatter
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Note on Diacritics and Italics
1. Introduction: Rethinking Religious Change in Nineteenth-Century South Asia
2. Giving to the Poor: Ramalinga's Transformation of Hindu Charity
3. The Publication of Tiruvaruṭpā: The Authority of Canon and Print
4. Ramalinga's Devotional Poems: Creating a Hagiography
5. The Polemics of Conflicting Modernities
6. The Modernity of Yoga Powers in Colonial India
7. Conclusion
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index

The Emergence of Modern Hinduism Religion on the Margins of Colonialism

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