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Author: Jeffery D. Long Publisher: Springer ISBN: 9789402411874 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 1822
Book Description
This volume offers an overview of Hinduism as found in India and the diaspora. Exploring Hinduism in India in dynamic interaction, rather than in isolation, the volume discusses the relation of Hinduism with other religions of Indian origin and with religions which did not originate in India but have been a major feature of its religious landscape. These latter religions include Islam and Christianity and, to a lesser extent, Zoroastrianism and Judaism. The volume also covers Hinduism’s close association with Tribal Religions, sometimes called Primal Religions. As its second main theme, the volume examines the phenomenon of Hinduism in the diaspora. The Indian diaspora is now beginning to make its presence felt, both in India and abroad. In India, the Indian government annually hosts a diaspora event called Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), in recognition of the growing importance of the twenty-million-strong diaspora. Although not all Indians are Hindus, most are, both in India and abroad, and a strong sense of Hindu identity is emerging among diasporic Hindus. This volume fills the need felt by Hindus both in India and the diaspora for more knowledge about modern-day Hinduism, Hindu history and traditions. It takes into account three main aspects of Hinduism: that the active pan-Indian and diasporic language of the Hindus is English; that modern Hindus need a rational rather than a devotional or traditional exposition of the religion; and that they need information about and arguments to address the stereotypes which characterize the presentation of Hinduism in academia and the media, especially in the West.
Author: Jeffery D. Long Publisher: Springer ISBN: 9789402411874 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 1822
Book Description
This volume offers an overview of Hinduism as found in India and the diaspora. Exploring Hinduism in India in dynamic interaction, rather than in isolation, the volume discusses the relation of Hinduism with other religions of Indian origin and with religions which did not originate in India but have been a major feature of its religious landscape. These latter religions include Islam and Christianity and, to a lesser extent, Zoroastrianism and Judaism. The volume also covers Hinduism’s close association with Tribal Religions, sometimes called Primal Religions. As its second main theme, the volume examines the phenomenon of Hinduism in the diaspora. The Indian diaspora is now beginning to make its presence felt, both in India and abroad. In India, the Indian government annually hosts a diaspora event called Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), in recognition of the growing importance of the twenty-million-strong diaspora. Although not all Indians are Hindus, most are, both in India and abroad, and a strong sense of Hindu identity is emerging among diasporic Hindus. This volume fills the need felt by Hindus both in India and the diaspora for more knowledge about modern-day Hinduism, Hindu history and traditions. It takes into account three main aspects of Hinduism: that the active pan-Indian and diasporic language of the Hindus is English; that modern Hindus need a rational rather than a devotional or traditional exposition of the religion; and that they need information about and arguments to address the stereotypes which characterize the presentation of Hinduism in academia and the media, especially in the West.
Author: Gaganendranath Dash Publisher: ISBN: 9788186921012 Category : Caste Languages : en Pages : 0
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Prof. Dash Studies The Tribals Absorption Into Hindu Society And Their Upward Movement In The Jati Hierarchy In Medieval Orissa At The Micro Level. The Author Discusses The History Of The Jagannatha Cult By Considering The Folk Tradition.
Author: Sandhya Jain Publisher: books catalog ISBN: Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 372
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Even a cursory mapping of the spiritual-cultural landscapereveals a deep symbiotic relationship between tribalsand nontribals, which is amply reflected in ancient literature and inscriptions. Tribals have made an enormous contribution to India scivilization;all major gods of the Indic tradition have tribal links. Shiva was worshipped by forest-dwelling communities in large parts of the country, as were Vishnu s incarnations as Varaha (boar) and Narasimha(lion).Vishnu,in fact,evolved out of several distinct deities, notably Vasudeva, supreme lord of the Vrishni/Satvata tribe; Krishna of the Yadava clan;Gopala of the Abhira tribe; and Narayana of the Hindukush mountains. Similarly, Gautama Buddha hailed from the Sakya tribe; Vardhaman Mahavira was a scion of the Jnatrikas.There is, to this day,a close relationship between the Kurumba, Lambadi, Yenadi, Yerukula and Chenchu tribes and Shri Venkateshwar of Tirupathi. Lord Ayyappan in Kerala and MataVaishno Devi in Jammu also appear to have tribal links.
Author: Rann Singh Mann Publisher: M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. ISBN: 9788185880037 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 220
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The book, Culture and Integration of Indian Tribes reveals the contemporary position of Indian tribes in respect of nature, degree of change and development on the one hand and their subsequent state of integration on the other. The processes involved therein are also analysed and interpreted in the book.
Author: Bhabani Shankar Nayak Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 0761869697 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 252
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The book makes serious theoretical contribution to the field of political economy in indigenous development, public policy, sociology and development studies. It further establishes the relationship between Hinduisation of indigenous communities and rise of Hindu fundamentalism with a mining led industrial capital while evaluating the impact on the new economic reforms on tribals and their social, cultural, and religious identities in Orissa.