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Secularism And Islam In Bangladesh - 50 Years After Independence

by Abdul (North South University, Bangladesh) Wohab

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 This book analyses the syncretistic form of Bengali Islam and its relationship with secularism in Bangladesh from pre-British to contemporary times.
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Religious Authority In South Asia - Generating The Guru

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 This book focuses on genealogies of religious authority in South Asia, examining the figure of the guru in narrative texts, polemical tracts, hagiographies, histories, in contemporary devotional communities, New Age spiritual movements and global guru organizations..
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Popular Hinduism, Stories And Mobile Performances - The Voice Of Morari Bapu In Multiple Media

by Inal Pande

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 This book addresses the recent transformations of popular Hinduism by focusing upon the religious cum artistic practice of Ramkatha, staged narratives of the Ramcharitmanas. It will be of interest to academic audiences in the fields of South Asian Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, as well as Performance Studies and Religious Studies.
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Devas, Demons And Buddhist Cosmology In Sri Lanka - Apotheosis And The Spiritual Progression Of Huniyam

by Achala Gunasekara-Rockwell

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 This book examines the worship of devas and demons in Sri Lanka, illustrating how diverse influences interacted to create the Sinhala Buddhist cosmology. This book will be of interest to researchers and students engaged in the study of religion, anthropology, folklore, and history, specifically in the South Asian context.
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The Transformation Of Tamil Religion - Ramalinga Swamigal (1823â€“1874) And Modern Dravidian Sainthood

by Srilata (University Of Toronto, Canada) Raman

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 This book analyses the religious ideology of a Tamil reformer and saint, Ramalinga Swamigal of the 19th century and the transformation of Tamil religion. It is a path-breaking study that is a valuable contribution to the field of religion, South Asian history and literature and Subaltern studies.
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Secularism And Islam In Bangladesh - 50 Years After Independence

by Abdul (North South University, Bangladesh) Wohab

~~209,54€~~ 167,63€ 20% OFF

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 This book analyses the syncretistic form of Bengali Islam and its relationship with secularism in Bangladesh from pre-British to contemporary times.
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Secularism And Islam In Bangladesh - 50 Years After Independence

by Abdul Wohab

~~55,64€~~ 44,51€ 20% OFF

 This book analyses the syncretistic form of Bengali Islam and its relationship with secularism in Bangladesh from pre-British to contemporary times.
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Secularism And Islam In Bangladesh - 50 Years After Independence

by Abdul Wohab

~~55,64€~~ 44,51€ 20% OFF

 This book analyses the syncretistic form of Bengali Islam and its relationship with secularism in Bangladesh from pre-British to contemporary times.
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Non-Shia Practices Of Muharram In South Asia And The Diaspora - Beyond Mourning

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 This book analyses engagements with non-Shia practices of Mu?arram celebrations in the past and present, in South Asia and within a larger diaspora. Bringing together a variety of regional perspectives and linguistic backgrounds, the chapters discuss the importance of Mu?arram celebrations in terms of their respective actors.
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Facets Of Indiaâ€™S Security - Essays For C. Uday Bhaskar

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 This volume brings together established and emerging scholars from academia and think tanks to reflect on important, conceptual, strategic and developmental issues in Indiaâ€™s national security.
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Religion And The City In India

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 This book offers fresh theoretical, methodological and empirical analyses of the relation between religion and the city in the South Asian context.
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Islam And Religious Change In Pakistan - Sufis And Ulema In 20th Century South Asia

by Saadia Sumbal

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 This book examines the history of and the contestations on Islam and the nature of religious change in 20th century Pakistan, focusing in particular on movements of Islamic reform and revival.
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Spaces Of Religion In Urban South Asia

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 This book explores religion in various spatial constellations in South Asian cities, including religious centres such as Varanasi, Madurai and Nanded, and cities not readily associated with religion, such as Mumbai and Delhi.
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Religious Authority In South Asia - Generating The Guru

~~54,31€~~ 43,45€ 20% OFF

 This book focuses on genealogies of religious authority in South Asia, examining the figure of the guru in narrative texts, polemical tracts, hagiographies, histories, in contemporary devotional communities, New Age spiritual movements and global guru organizations.Experts in the field present reflections on historically specific contexts in which a guru comes into being, becomes part of a community, is venerated, challenged or repudiated, generates a new canon, remains unique with no clear succession or establishes a succession in which charisma is routinized. The guru emerges and is sustained and routinized from the nexus of guruship, narratives, performances and community. The contributors to the book examine this nexus at specific historical moments with all their elements of change and contingency. The book will be of interest to scholars in the field of South Asian studies, the study of religions and cultural studies.
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Religious Authority In South Asia - Generating The Guru

~~54,31€~~ 43,45€ 20% OFF

 This book focuses on genealogies of religious authority in South Asia, examining the figure of the guru in narrative texts, polemical tracts, hagiographies, histories, in contemporary devotional communities, New Age spiritual movements and global guru organizations.Experts in the field present reflections on historically specific contexts in which a guru comes into being, becomes part of a community, is venerated, challenged or repudiated, generates a new canon, remains unique with no clear succession or establishes a succession in which charisma is routinized. The guru emerges and is sustained and routinized from the nexus of guruship, narratives, performances and community. The contributors to the book examine this nexus at specific historical moments with all their elements of change and contingency. The book will be of interest to scholars in the field of South Asian studies, the study of religions and cultural studies.
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Devas, Demons And Buddhist Cosmology In Sri Lanka - Apotheosis And The Spiritual Progression Of Huniyam

by Achala Gunasekara-Rockwell

~~55,64€~~ 44,51€ 20% OFF

 This book examines the worship of devas and demons in Sri Lanka, illustrating how diverse influences interacted to create the Sinhala Buddhist cosmology. This book will be of interest to researchers and students engaged in the study of religion, anthropology, folklore, and history, specifically in the South Asian context.
ENGLISH

Devas, Demons And Buddhist Cosmology In Sri Lanka - Apotheosis And The Spiritual Progression Of Huniyam

by Achala Gunasekara-Rockwell

~~55,64€~~ 44,51€ 20% OFF

 This book examines the worship of devas and demons in Sri Lanka, illustrating how diverse influences interacted to create the Sinhala Buddhist cosmology. This book will be of interest to researchers and students engaged in the study of religion, anthropology, folklore, and history, specifically in the South Asian context.
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Muslim Communities And Cultures Of The Himalayas - Conceptualizing The Global Ummah

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 This book chronicles individual perspectives and specific iterations of Muslim community, practice, and experience in the Himalayan region to bring into scholarly conversation the presence of varying Muslim cultures in the Himalaya.
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Popular Hinduism, Stories And Mobile Performances - The Voice Of Morari Bapu In Multiple Media

by Mrinal Pande

~~54,31€~~ 43,45€ 20% OFF

 This book addresses the recent transformations of popular Hinduism by focusing upon the religious cum artistic practice of Ramkatha, staged narratives of the Ramcharitmanas. It will be of interest to academic audiences in the fields of South Asian Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, as well as Performance Studies and Religious Studies.
ENGLISH

Popular Hinduism, Stories And Mobile Performances - The Voice Of Morari Bapu In Multiple Media

by Mrinal Pande

~~54,31€~~ 43,45€ 20% OFF

 This book addresses the recent transformations of popular Hinduism by focusing upon the religious cum artistic practice of Ramkatha, staged narratives of the Ramcharitmanas. It will be of interest to academic audiences in the fields of South Asian Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, as well as Performance Studies and Religious Studies.
ENGLISH

Religious Authority In South Asia - Generating The Guru

~~209,54€~~ 167,63€ 20% OFF

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 This book focuses on genealogies of religious authority in South Asia, examining the figure of the guru in narrative texts, polemical tracts, hagiographies, histories, in contemporary devotional communities, New Age spiritual movements and global guru organizations..
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Premodern Experience Of The Natural World In Translation

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 This innovative collection showcases the importance of the relationship between translation and experience in premodern science, bringing together an interdisciplinary group of scholars to offer a nuanced understanding of knowledge transfer across premodern time and space.
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Devas, Demons And Buddhist Cosmology In Sri Lanka - Apotheosis And The Spiritual Progression Of Huniyam

by Achala Gunasekara-Rockwell

~~209,54€~~ 167,63€ 20% OFF

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 This book examines the worship of devas and demons in Sri Lanka, illustrating how diverse influences interacted to create the Sinhala Buddhist cosmology. This book will be of interest to researchers and students engaged in the study of religion, anthropology, folklore, and history, specifically in the South Asian context.
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Ritual Journeys In South Asia - Constellations And Contestations Of Mobility And Space

~~60,82€~~ 48,66€ 20% OFF

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 This book focuses on the ritualized forms of mobility that constitute phenomena of pilgrimage in South Asia and establishes a new analytical framework for the study of ritual journeys.
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