Religion, caste, and nation in South India: Maraimalai Adigal, the neo-Saivite movement, and Tamil nationalism, 1876 - 1950
Departing sharply from the principal focus on language and the 'secular-modern' in contemporary nationalism studies, this volume examines the religious roots of nationalism, specifically the religious roots of non-Brahmin Tamil nationalism and the Dravidian movement in India. The book argu...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Delhi, India
Oxford University Press
2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Edition: | 1. ed. |
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Ma_raimalaiyaṭikaḷ 1876-1950
/ Śaivism
/ Tamils
/ Nationalism
/ History 1876-1950
B Hinduism / Nationalism / History 1876-1950 B India (Süd) / Caste / Hinduism / Nationalism / History 1876-1950 |
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Religion And Politics
History
20th century
India, South
B Mar̲aimalaiyaṭikaḷ (1876-1950) B Religion And Politics (India, South) History 20th century B Religion And Politics (India, South) History 19th century B Maṟaimalaiyaṭikaḷ 1876-1950 B Religion And Politics History 19th century India, South B Tamil Nadu (India) Politics and government B Śaivism |
| Summary: | Departing sharply from the principal focus on language and the 'secular-modern' in contemporary nationalism studies, this volume examines the religious roots of nationalism, specifically the religious roots of non-Brahmin Tamil nationalism and the Dravidian movement in India. The book argues that it was the anti-Aryan, anti-Sanskritic imperatives and spirit of the neo-Saivite movement that came to inform and animate the neo-Saivite readings of the Tamil and Indian past and indeed the articulation of neo-Saivism as a form of non-Brahmin Tamil nationalism. |
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| Item Description: | Mit Reg Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-335) and index |
| ISBN: | 0199451818 |