| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 311 pages) |
| Series |
Hinduism in India |
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Hinduism in India
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| Contents |
The emergence and significance of the term "Hinduism" / Geoffrey A. Oddie -- Hinduism and modernity / Will Sweetman -- Hinduism and law / Timothy Lubin -- Hinduism and economics / Thomas Birtchnell -- The sacred in modern Hindu politics: historical processes underlying Hinduism and Hindutva / Robert Eric Frykenberg -- Media Hinduism / Ursula Rao -- Modern Hindu guru movements / Michael James Spurr -- Folk Hinduism: the middle ground? / Aditya Malik -- Hinduism and healing / Fabrizio M. Ferrari -- Possession / Elisabeth Schömbucher -- The urban Hindu arranged marriage in contemporary Indian society / Reshmi Lahiri-Roy -- On Hinduism and caste / Vinay Kumar Srivastava |
| Summary |
A major contribution towards the ongoing debates on the nature and history of Hinduism in India |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Hinduism -- India -- Tsundur
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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Hinduism
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Hinduismus
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Moderne
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Indien
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Inde.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sweetman, Will, editor.
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Malik, Aditya, editor.
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| ISBN |
9789351502319 |
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9351502317 |
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9789351505488 |
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9351505480 |
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