The Emergence of Modern Hinduism : Religion on the Margins of Colonialism

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weiss, Richard S., author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland University of California Press 2019
Berkeley, CA : [2019]
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
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.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009419762506719
Table of Contents:
  • 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

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