A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Age of Late Colonialism
A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Age of Late Colonialism
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Description
During the period of late colonialism, from the years 1857 to 1947, Hindus envisioned the relationship of Hinduism to political, social, and technological changes in diverse ways. Key topics explored in this volume include authority, tradition, and modernity; modern science, Hinduism, and the body; regional religious reform; ideologies of a distinctive Indian identity; emerging political discourses and religious revival; the impact of images via new print media on devotion and political symbolism; the reinvigoration of sampradaya, monastic institutions, and regional networks; and the global spread of Hindus and Hindu teachings.
A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Age of Late Colonialism is part of a six-volume set providing an authoritative survey of one of the world's oldest religious traditions in its social and cultural contexts, from ancient times to the present. Each volume includes essays on sources of authority; body and mind; social organization and everyday norms; identity, difference, and dialogue; power and politics; visual culture; lineages and emerging exemplars and movements; and global context.
Table of Contents
1. Sources of Authority, Dermot Killingley (Newcastle University, UK)
2. Defining Body and Mind: Reconfiguring the Hindu Body, David Arnold (University of Warwick, UK)
3. Social Organization and Everyday Norms: Religious Ideas and Values, Lidia Guzy (University College Cork, Ireland)
4. Identity, Difference, and Dialogue, Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach (University of Konstanz, Germany)
5. Politics and Power, Peter Heehs (Independent Scholar, India)
6. Visual Cultures in Hinduism Vineeta Sinha (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
7. Lineages, Emerging Exemplars, and Movements: Monasticism in the Public Domain in Late Colonial India, Malavika Kasturi (University of Toronto, Canada)
8. Hinduism in Global Context: Transnational Gurus, Migrants and Orientalists in the Dissemination of Hindu Beliefs and Practices, Philippe Bornet (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
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Product details
| Published | 26 Nov 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 248 |
| ISBN | 9781350024403 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 37 b/w & 6 colour illus |
| Dimensions | 244 x 169 mm |
| Series | The Cultural Histories Series |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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