A Prehistory of Hinduism

This book is a pioneering attempt to understand the prehistory of Hinduism in South Asia. Exploring religious processes in the Deccan region between the eleventh and the nineteenth century with class relations as its point of focus, it throws new light on the making of religious communities, monasti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Devadevan, Manu V., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Warsaw ; Berlin : De Gruyter 2016
[2016]
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009421014306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • A Guide to Pronunciation of Diacritical Marks
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Indumauḷi's Grief and the Making of Religious Identities
  • 3 Forests of Learning and the Invention of Religious Traditions
  • 4 Heredity, Genealogies, and the Advent of the New Monastery
  • 5 Miracles, Ethicality, and the Great Divergence
  • 6 Sainthood in Transition and the Crisis of Alienation
  • 7 Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • List of Tables
  • Index