The Oxford History of Hinduism

Modern Hinduism
Herausgeber: Brekke, Torkel

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Produktbeschreibung

A collection of original essays on modern Hinduism written by key international scholars.

Produktdetails

• The Oxford History of Hinduism
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 167mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 678g
• ISBN-13: 9780198790839
• ISBN-10: 019879083X
• Artikelnr.: 56971984

Autorenporträt

Torkel Brekke is Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University. His publications include Makers of Modern Indian Religion in the Late Nineteenth Century (2002), Religious Motivation and the Origins of Buddhism: A Social-Psychological Exploration of the Origins of a World Religion (2002), Fundamentalism: Prophecy and Protest in an Age of Globalization (2012), Buddhism and Violence: Militarism and Buddhism in Modern Asia (co-edited with Vladimir Tikhonov; 2012), and Military Chaplaincy in an Era of Religious Pluralism: Military-Religious Nexus in Asia, Europe, and USA (co-edited with Vladimir Tikhonov; 2017).

Inhaltsangabe

* Notes on Contributors
* Series Introduction
* Introduction: Modernity and Hinduism
* 1: Adrian Plau: Early Modern Hinduism
* 2: Dermot Killingley: Rammohun Roy and the Bengal Renaissance
* 3: Hans Harder: Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay and modern Hinduism
* 4: Ferdinando Sardella: Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati and ISKCON
* 5: Tanisha Ramachandran: Murti, Idol, Art, and Commodity: The
Multiple Identities of Hindu Images
* 6: Gayatri Chatterjee: Indian Cinema and Modern Hinduism
* 7: Knut Aukland: Hindu Pilgrimage and Modern Tourism
* 8: Kathinka Frøystad: Hinduism and New Age: Patrimonial Oneness and
Religious Cosmopolitanism
* 9: Heinz Scheifinger: Online Hinduism
* 10: Vineeta Sinha: The Modern Hindu Diaspora
* 11: Manjari Katju: The History of Hindu Nationalism in India
* 12: Divya Vaid and Ankur Datta: Caste and Contemporary Hindu Society:
Community, Politics and Work
* 13: Werner Menski: Hindu Law in Modern Times: How Hindu Law Continues
in Modern India
* 14: Pankaj Jain: Modern Hindu Dharma and Environmentalism
* 15: David N. Gellner and Chiara Letizia: Hinduism in the Secular
Republic of Nepal