Hindu pluralism: religion and the public sphere in early modern South India
"Much has been written about the historical origins of the unity of Hinduism. Hindu difference has been read through the lens of the term "sectarianism," a concept that translates devotion as dissent, and community as a potential precursor to communalism. In Hindu Pluralism, Elaine. M...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Verfügbarkeit prüfen: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Oakland, California
University of California Press
2017
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| In: | Jahr: 2017 |
| Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift: | South Asia across the disciplines
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| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Early modern
B Religion and beliefs B Sectarianism B RELIGION ; Hinduism ; History B Hinduism (India, South) B South India B History B Śaiva B Hindu B Electronic books B Hindouisme - Inde (Sud) B Asian History B Humanities B Regional and national history B History of religion B Religious Studies B Religion B Hinduism B Religious Pluralism B India, South Religion B Religious Pluralism (India, South) B History: specific events and topics B India B India, South B Public sphere B Social and cultural history B Religion: general B Inde (Sud) - Religion |
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Much has been written about the historical origins of the unity of Hinduism. Hindu difference has been read through the lens of the term "sectarianism," a concept that translates devotion as dissent, and community as a potential precursor to communalism. In Hindu Pluralism, Elaine. M. Fisher argues that it is the plurality of Hindu religious identities, and their embodiment and contestation in public space, that first reveals the emergence of Hinduism as a unified religion in south India and an integral feature of a distinctively Indic early modernity prior to British Colonialism."--Provided by publisher |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physische Details: | 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 285 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-29301-4 0-520-96629-5 0-520-29301-0 978-0-520-96629-1 |
| Zugangseinschränkungen: | Open Access |
