The Quotidian Revolution: Vernacularization, Religion, and the Premodern Public Sphere in India

In thirteenth-century Maharashtra, a new vernacular literature emerged to challenge the hegemony of Sanskrit, a language largely restricted to men of high caste. In a vivid and accessible idiom, this new Marathi literature inaugurated a public debate over the ethics of social difference grounded in...

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Main Author: Novetzke, Christian Lee 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: 2016
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Yādava, Family / Marathi / Religious literature / Completion / Sanskrit language / Socio-cultural change
B Jñānadeva 1275-1290, Jñānadevī / Maharashtra / Religious change / Social change
B Mahānubhāva
Further subjects:B Maharashtra (India) History
B Marathi language Social aspects History
B Marathi literature History and criticism
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