Modern Hindu Traditionalism in Contemporary India: The ?r? Ma?h and the Jagadguru R?m?nand?c?rya in the Evolution of the R?m?nand? Samprad?ya
Cover -- Half title -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- List of figures -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on transliteration -- Introduction -- Basic information -- The practical work -- Theorizing the data -- 1 On Ramananda: his life, teachings, and disciples -- Introduction -- A comp...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Milton
Taylor and Francis
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series/Journal: | Routledge Hindu Studies Series
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| Parallel Edition: | Print version: Bevilacqua, Daniela: Modern Hindu Traditionalism in Contemporary India : The ?r? Ma?h and the Jagadguru R?m?nand?c?rya in the Evolution of the R?m?nand? Samprad?ya. - Milton : Taylor and Francis,c2018. - 9781138630963 |
| Summary: | Cover -- Half title -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- List of figures -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on transliteration -- Introduction -- Basic information -- The practical work -- Theorizing the data -- 1 On Ramananda: his life, teachings, and disciples -- Introduction -- A comparison of hagiographies -- Scholarly perspectives about Ramananda in the nineteenth to twentieth centuries -- The literary production of Ramananda -- The disciples -- Conclusion -- 2 The historical evolution of the Ramanandi sampradaya -- The historical background of Northern India -- The historical and religious environment of Varanasi -- A new sampradaya? -- The gaddis of Ramananda's disciples -- Anantananda's gaddi and those of his secondary disciples -- A few remarks about Tulsidas -- Assumptions about the evolution of Ramanandi sakhas -- Historical Ramanandi centers -- A few remarks on patronage -- Ramanandis during the English Raj: a glimpse from below -- Conclusion -- 3 Changes in the twentieth century -- The starting and the turning point -- The dispute begins and develops -- Ramanandis' considerations about the independence of the Ramanandi sampradaya and its consequences -- The attribution of the title of Jagadguru Ramanandacarya -- The other Jagadgurus -- Ramanandis' perspective on the existence of Jagadgurus -- 4 The Sri Math -- Visnu's Varanasi and Pañcaganga ghatâa mythological perspective -- In search of Ramananda's asram -- The reconstruction of the Sri Math -- The Sri Math, inhabitants, and activities -- Annual ceremonies in the Sri Math -- The Kumbh Mela of Prayag -- Conclusion -- 5 The Jagadguru Ramanandacarya Ramnaresacarya -- Jagadguru Ramanandacarya Swami Ramnaresacarya -- The Jagadguru as guru for lay people -- Swami Ramnaresacarya's teachings and thoughts -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- The image of Ramananda The double teachings of Ramananda -- The evolution of the Ramanandi sampradaya -- Why has the title of Jagadguru been bestowed? -- Example of Modern Hindu Traditionalism -- Appendix: Ramanandi centers in Varanasi -- Ramanandi in Varanasi: a census perspective -- In search of Ramanandi centers -- Remarks on the above evidence -- Bibliography -- Index |
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| ISBN: | 1351805703 |