India's religions : perspectives from sociology and history / edited by T.N. Madan.

Contributor(s):

Madan, T. N [editor of compilation.]

Series: Oxford in India readings in sociology and social anthropologyPublisher: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2011Edition: Second editionDescription: xvii, 460 pages ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780198074908
0198074905

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

BL2001.3 .I53 2011

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Contents:

Table of Contents: Preface to Second Edition; Preface; Introduction: India's Religions: Plurality and Pluralism; T. N. Madan; Section I: Setting Apart: Sacred Places and Performances (Prefatory Remarks); 1:The Eucharist in a Syrian Christian Church, Susan Visvanathan; 2:The Food Area in a Hindu Home, R. S. Khare; 3:Death and Cosmogony in Kashi, Jonathan P. Parry; Section II: Bonding Together: Piety and Passion; 4:Hindu Worship, C. J. Fuller; 5:Virashaiva Devotion, A. K. Ramanujan; 6:Faith and Suffering in Shia Islam, Akbar S. Ahmed; Section III: Mediations: Charisma and Spiritual Power; 7:Jain Monks, Lawrence A. Babb; 8:Muslim Spiritual Masters, Desiderio Pinto; 9:Sikh Martyrs, Louis E. Fenech; Section IV: Traditions: Oral Narratives and Canonical Texts; 10:Folklore, Viramma, Josiane Racine and Jean-Luc Racine; 11:Dharma, Gavin Flood; 12:The Khalsa Rahit, W. H. McLeod; Section V: Innovations: Religious Creativity and Social Change; 13:The Kabir-Panth, David N. Lorenzen; 14:The Ramakrishna Mission, Krishna Prakash Gupta; 15:Ambedkar's Buddhism, Martin Fuchs; Section VI: Intertwinements: Religion, Society, and Politics; 16:The South Indian Temple: Authority, Honour, and Redistribution, Arjun Appadurai and Carol A. Breckenridge; 17:Church and Community in Goa, Rowena Robinson; 18:Religious Devotion and Politics at Hazratbal in Kashmir, Muhammad Ishaq Khan; Epilogue: Religion in India: An Essay in Interpretation; Appendix: Inclusion and Exclusion in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh; Notes on Contributors; Index.

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Previously published: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:
Preface to Second Edition;
Preface;
Introduction: India's Religions: Plurality and Pluralism;
T. N. Madan; Section I: Setting Apart: Sacred Places and Performances (Prefatory Remarks);
1:The Eucharist in a Syrian Christian Church, Susan Visvanathan;
2:The Food Area in a Hindu Home, R. S. Khare;
3:Death and Cosmogony in Kashi, Jonathan P. Parry;
Section II: Bonding Together: Piety and Passion;
4:Hindu Worship, C. J. Fuller;
5:Virashaiva Devotion, A. K. Ramanujan;
6:Faith and Suffering in Shia Islam, Akbar S. Ahmed;
Section III: Mediations: Charisma and Spiritual Power;
7:Jain Monks, Lawrence A. Babb;
8:Muslim Spiritual Masters, Desiderio Pinto;
9:Sikh Martyrs, Louis E. Fenech;
Section IV: Traditions: Oral Narratives and Canonical Texts;
10:Folklore, Viramma, Josiane Racine and Jean-Luc Racine;
11:Dharma, Gavin Flood;
12:The Khalsa Rahit, W. H. McLeod;
Section V: Innovations: Religious Creativity and Social Change;
13:The Kabir-Panth, David N. Lorenzen;
14:The Ramakrishna Mission, Krishna Prakash Gupta;
15:Ambedkar's Buddhism, Martin Fuchs;
Section VI: Intertwinements: Religion, Society, and Politics;
16:The South Indian Temple: Authority, Honour, and Redistribution, Arjun Appadurai and Carol A. Breckenridge;
17:Church and Community in Goa, Rowena Robinson;
18:Religious Devotion and Politics at Hazratbal in Kashmir, Muhammad Ishaq Khan;
Epilogue: Religion in India: An Essay in Interpretation;
Appendix: Inclusion and Exclusion in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh;
Notes on Contributors;
Index.

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