Networks of Power in the Nineteenth Century: The Sampradaya, Princely States and Company Rule

This article reconsiders a religious institution in India during the early colonial era as a manifestation of regional influence, or a non-statist public force. Founded by Sahajanand Swami, the Hindu devotional (bhakti) community known as the Swaminarayan Sampradaya expanded in the area that is toda...

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Subtitles:"Roundtable on Religion as Polity Formation:Revisiting Modern Religion in Imperial India"
Main Author: Patel, Shruti (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2023
In: Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 91, Issue: 1, Pages: 14-34
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