The emergence of modern Hinduism: religion on the margins of colonialism

Introduction : rethinking religious change in nineteenth-century South Asia -- Giving to the poor : Ramalinga's transformation of Hindu charity -- The publication of Tiruvarutpa : the authority of canon and print -- Ramalinga's devotional poems: creating a hagiography -- The polemics of co...

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Main Author: Weiss, Richard S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oakland, California University of Californiarnia Press [2019]
In:Year: 2019
Series/Journal:University of California Press Luminos
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Britisch-Indien / Neo-Hinduism / History
B Great Britain / Colonialism / India / Hinduism / Reform / History
B Ramalinga, Svāmī 1823-1874 / Hinduism / Religious change
Further subjects:B Hinduism History 1765-
B Ramalinga Swami (1823-1874) Influence
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Summary:Introduction : rethinking religious change in nineteenth-century South Asia -- Giving to the poor : Ramalinga's transformation of Hindu charity -- The publication of Tiruvarutpa : the authority of canon and print -- Ramalinga's devotional poems: creating a hagiography -- The polemics of conflicting modernities -- The modernity of yoga powers in colonial India.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0520973747
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1525/luminos.75