Swaminarayan Hinduism: tradition, adaptation and identity

Swaminarayan Hinduism is rooted in its formation in India at the cusp of the early modern and colonial period. This book explores the new discoveries, recent research and interpretation of the history, doctrine, devotional arts, and transnational developments to provide a foundation for a more compr...

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Contributors: Williams, Raymond Brady 1935- (Editor) ; Trivedi, Yogi (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2016
In:Year: 2016
Edition:First edition.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B India / Swāmī-Nārāyaṇī' / Neo-Hinduism
B Swāmī-Nārāyaṇī'
Further subjects:B Swami-Narayanis
B Collection of essays
B Sahajānanda
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Swaminarayan Hinduism is rooted in its formation in India at the cusp of the early modern and colonial period. This book explores the new discoveries, recent research and interpretation of the history, doctrine, devotional arts, and transnational developments to provide a foundation for a more comprehensive understanding of contemporary Swaminarayan growth, belief and practice. The themes that trace through the analyses are tradition and adaptation in the historical andsocial process of creating a complex new religious identity in response to social, economic and political changes. The book contains current academic research from several disciplines including history, theology, the arts, architecture, sociology, and migration studies.
ISBN:0199086575
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199463749.001.0001