Jacqueline Suthren Hirst, John Zavos

Religious Traditions in Modern South Asia (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a fresh approach to the study of religion in modern South Asia. It uses a series of case studies to explore the development of religious ideas and practices, giving students an understanding of the social, political and historical context.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136626678
• Artikelnr.: 38269490

Autorenporträt

Jacqueline Suthren Hirst is Senior Lecturer in South Asian Studies at the University of Manchester, UK. Her publications include Sita's Story and Samkara's Advaita Vedanta: A Way of Teaching.

John Zavos is Senior Lecturer in South Asian Studies at the University of Manchester, UK. He is the author of The Emergence of Hindu Nationalism in India.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. Introducing South Asia, Re-Introducing 'Religion' 2. Deity 3.
Texts and Their Authority 4. Myth 5. Ritual and Worship 6. Teachers and
Their Traditions 7a. Caste: Social Relations, Cultural Formations 7b. The
Confluence of Caste and Religion 8. Encounters with the West 9. The
Construction of Religious Boundaries 10. Public and Private Space 11.
Conflicting Paradigms 12. Twisting the Kaleidoscope: Reflections in
Conclusion. Timeline. Glossary. Bibliography.