Political Hinduism The Religious Imagination in Public Spheres |
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| Editor:
| Lal, Vinay |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-806418-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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Political Hinduism opens up new and productive lines of inquiry, gesturing at forms of public religiosity that are not bound to the fanaticisms with which religions today are increasingly associated. Leading scholars in the fields of anthropology, history, linguistics, politics, and religion explore the relationship of Hinduism to literature and cinema, and revisit familiar figures to arrive at fresh and even radically new readings. Political Hinduism thus addresses issues of...
More DescriptionPolitical Hinduism opens up new and productive lines of inquiry, gesturing at forms of public religiosity that are not bound to the fanaticisms with which religions today are increasingly associated. Leading scholars in the fields of anthropology, history, linguistics, politics, and religion explore the relationship of Hinduism to literature and cinema, and revisit familiar figures to arrive at fresh and even radically new readings. Political Hinduism thus addresses issues of tremendous topical relevance: the transmission of Hinduism to the United States, Gandhiji's religious politics and secularism, popular patriotism in Hindi cinema, and much more.