RT Book
T1 Spiritual despots: modern Hinduism and the genealogies of self-rule
T2 South Asia across the disciplines
A1 Scott, J. Barton
LA English
PP Chicago London
PB The University of Chicago Press
YR 2016
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/839092148
AB Introduction: against the priest -- A singular species of despotism -- A popular history of priestcraft in all ages and nations -- Reform affinities -- Guru is God -- Pope-Lila -- Astral ethics -- Conclusion: the circulation of self-rule
NO Includes index
CN BL1153.5
SN 978-0-226-36867-2
SN 0-226-36867-X
K1 Hinduism : India : History : 19th century
K1 Hindu renewal : History : 19th century
K1 Anti-clericalism : India : History : 19th century
K1 Anti-clericalism : England : History : 19th century
K1 Anti-clericalism : Comparative studies
K1 Asceticism : Hinduism
K1 Autonomy : Religious aspects : Hinduism
K1 Autonomy : Religious aspects : Theosophy
K1 Autonomy : Religious aspects : Comparative studies