Modern Hinduism in Text and Context H 272 p. 18
内容
Topics and themes addressed in this volume include varieties of regional practices and analysis of gender, historical, political, philosophical, spiritual, and ethical thought. Modern Hinduism in Text and Context examines new sources including regional Saiva texts, Odissi dance, biographies of Nationalists, and introduces unique perspectives and investigates practices that include yoga, visual art and rituals, to provide a holistic understanding of modern Hinduism. Bringing together textual and contextual approaches, the chapters address themes and issues yet to receive in-depth attention in the study of Hinduism, and provides a useful resource for both students and scholars. This volume shows that Hinduism endures not only in texts, but also in the context of festivals and devotion, and that contemporary practice, devotional literature, creative traditions and ethics inform the intricacies of a religion in context. Chapters draw on social scientific methodologies as well as history, ethnography and textual analysis, demonstrating that they are all part of the toolkit for understanding the larger framework of religion in the context of emerging nationhood, transnational and transcultural interactions.