Religion, caste, and nation in South India: Maraimalai Adigal, the Neo-Saivite movement, and Tamil nationalism, 1876-1950
Departing sharply from the principal focus on language and the 'secular-modern' in contemporary nationalism studies, this volume examines the religious roots of nationalism, specifically the religious roots of non-Brahmin Tamil nationalism and the Dravidian movement in India. The book argu...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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Religion and politics ; India, South ; History ; 20th century
B Religion And Politics History 19th century (India, South) B Religion And Politics India, South History, 19th century B Religion And Politics History 20th century (India, South) B Religion And Politics India, South History, 20th century B Religion and politics ; India, South ; History ; 19th century |
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| Summary: | Departing sharply from the principal focus on language and the 'secular-modern' in contemporary nationalism studies, this volume examines the religious roots of nationalism, specifically the religious roots of non-Brahmin Tamil nationalism and the Dravidian movement in India. The book argues that it was the anti-Aryan, anti-Sanskritic imperatives and spirit of the neo-Saivite movement that came to inform and animate the neo-Saivite readings of the Tamil and Indian past and indeed the articulation of neo-Saivism as a form of non-Brahmin Tamil nationalism. |
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| ISBN: | 0199085358 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199451814.001.0001 |