Study of diaspora Hinduism: Some theoretical issues
In this paper, I present Hindu materials drawn from the South African situation and contrast them with those of the classical Hindu materials and thereby I problematize our understanding of Hinduism. As far as the diasporic Hinduism is concerned there is no way one could understand it through Sanskr...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Univ.
2003
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Nidān
Year: 2003, Issue: 15, Pages: 15-33 |
Further subjects: | B
Saiva faith
B Kumar B Tamil traditions B Bengal and Madras B Brahmanical caste |
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Summary: | In this paper, I present Hindu materials drawn from the South African situation and contrast them with those of the classical Hindu materials and thereby I problematize our understanding of Hinduism. As far as the diasporic Hinduism is concerned there is no way one could understand it through Sanskrit based classical Hindu texts. In a sense, we have arrived at a point in our scholarship when we need to take a fresh look at our sources for Hinduism. My view is that a reasonable definition and understanding of Hinduism can only be arrived at through a coherent study of both the so called ""classical"" Sanskrit text-based traditions and the orally transmitted traditions of the Hindus. |
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ISSN: | 2414-8636 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Nidān
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.58125/nidan.2003.1 |