Transposing tirtha: Understanding religious reforms and locative piety in early modern Hinduism
The paper deals with a historical and hitherto obscure case of de-commercialisation of sacred geography of India. Sahajanand Swami, an eighteenth century religious leader from Gujarat who became popular as Bhagwan Swaminarayan took an initiative to eliminate corruption in Dwarka, one of the most sac...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
[2017]
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International journal of Dharma Studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 5 |
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Swaminarayan
B religious reform B Dwarka B Pilgrim tax |
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