Religious Traditions in Modern South Asia

ISBN-13: 9780415447874 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 336 str.

Jacqueline G. Suthren Hirst;John Zavos

Opis

This book offers a fresh approach to the study of religion in modern South Asia. It uses a series of case studies to explore the development of religious ideas and practices, giving students an understanding of the social, political and historical context. It looks at some familiar themes in the study of religion, such as deity, authoritative texts, myth, worship, teacher traditions and caste, and some of the key ways in which Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism in South Asia have been shaped in the modern period. The book points to the diversity of ways of looking at religious traditions and considers the impact of gender, politics, and the way religion itself is variously understood. Valuable features for students include images, task boxes, discussion points, suggestions for further reading, a timeline and glossary of terms.

Spis treści

Preface  1. Introducing South Asia, Re-Introducing ‘Religion’  2. Deity  3. Texts and Their Authority  4. Myth  5. Ritual and Worship  6. Teachers and Their Traditions  7a. Caste: Social Relations, Cultural Formations  7b. The Confluence of Caste and Religion  8. Encounters with the West  9. The Construction of Religious Boundaries  10. Public and Private Space  11. Conflicting Paradigms  12. Twisting the Kaleidoscope: Reflections in Conclusion.  Timeline.  Glossary.  Bibliography.

O autorze

Jacqueline Suthren Hirst is Senior Lecturer in South Asian Studies at the University of Manchester, UK. Her publications include Sita’s Story and Samkara’s Advaita Vedanta: A Way of Teaching. John Zavos is Senior Lecturer in South Asian Studies at the University of Manchester, UK. He is the author of The Emergence of Hindu Nationalism in India.