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Category : Sanskrit literature
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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The Siddhanta Deepika Or the Light of Truth
Author: The Siddhanta Deepika and Agamic Review Or the Light of Truth
Author: New Light Upon Indian Philosophy
Author: D. Gopala ChettiPublisher:
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Category : Hindu philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Ritual, Caste, and Religion in Colonial South India
Author: Michael BergunderPublisher: Primus Books
ISBN: 9380607210
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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Politics and Social Conflict in South India
Author: Eugene F. IrschickPublisher: Univ of California Press
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Languages : en
Pages : 432
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The Renewal of the Priesthood
Author: C. J. FullerPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691225516
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Much has changed for the priests at the Minakshi Temple, one of the most famous Hindu temples in India. In The Renewal of the Priesthood, C. J. Fuller traces their improving fortunes over the past 25 years. This fluidly written book is unique in showing that traditionalism and modernity are actually reinforcing each other among these priests, a process in which the state has played a crucial role. Since the mid-1980s, growing urban affluence has seen more people spend more money on rituals in the Minakshi Temple, which is in the southern city of Madurai. The priests have thus become better-off, and some have also found new earnings opportunities in temples as far away as America. During the same period, due partly to growing Hindu nationalism in India, the Tamilnadu state government's religious policies have become more favorable toward Hinduism and Brahman temple priests. More priests' sons now study in religious schools where they learn authoritative Sanskrit ritual texts by heart, and overall educational standards have markedly improved. Fuller shows that the priests have become more "professional" and modern-minded while also insisting on the legitimacy of tradition. He concludes by critiquing the analysis of modernity and tradition in social science. In showing how the priests are authentic representatives of modern India, this book tells a story whose significance extends far beyond the confines of the Minakshi Temple itself.
Nation Work
Author: Timothy BrookPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472027247
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
As increasing attention is drawn to globalization, questions arise about the fate of "the nation," a political and social unit that for centuries has seemed the common-sense way to organize the world. In Nation Work, Timothy Brook and André Schmid draw together eight essays that use historical examples from Asian countries--China, India, Korea, and Japan--to enrich our understandings of the origin and growth of nations. Asia provides fertile ground for this inquiry, the volume argues, because in Asia the history of the modern nation has been inseparable from global influences in the form of Western imperialism. Yet, while the impetus for building a modern national identity may have come from the need to fashion a favorable place in a world system dominated by Western nations, those engaged in nationalist enterprises found their particular voices more often in relation to tensions within Asia than in relation to more generic tensions between Asia and the West. With topics ranging from public health measures in nineteenth-century Japan through textual scholarship of Tamil intellectuals, the willful division of Korea's history from China's, the development of China's cotton industry, and the meaning of "postnational-ism" for Chinese artists, the essays reveal the fascinating array of sites at which nation work can take place. This will be essential reading for historians and social scientists interested in Asia. Timothy Brook is Professor of History, Stanford University. André Schmid is Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies, University of Toronto.
Handbook of Oriental Studies
Author: Bertold SpulerPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004041905
Category : Tamil literature
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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