From Ancient to Modern: Religion, Power, and Community in India
Dedicated to David Lorenzen, this volume brings together new writings of many prominent historians including Romila Thapar, Champakalakshmi, Thomas Trautmann, John Straton Hawley, Frank F. Conlon, Ines Zupanov, Purushottam Agarawal. Together they negotiate different aspects of religion in the context of identity formulation and articulation of power. The essays cover the textual traditions, practice aspects and the anthropology of religion in India. They deal with critical issues like...
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Dedicated to David Lorenzen, this volume brings together new writings of many prominent historians including Romila Thapar, Champakalakshmi, Thomas Trautmann, John Straton Hawley, Frank F. Conlon, Ines Zupanov, Purushottam Agarawal. Together they negotiate different aspects of religion in the context of identity formulation and articulation of power. The essays cover the textual traditions, practice aspects and the anthropology of religion in India. They deal with critical issues like literature, religious practitioners, internal differentiation in the various religious traditions (with emphasis on rebel traditions), caste, class customs, and interpretations. In their introduction, the editors outline the different components and manifestations of religion and also survey the writings on the subject.
List of IllustrationsIntroduction Ishita Banerjee-Dube Banerjee-Dube, Ishita Saurabh Dube Dube, Saurabh 11 The Puranas: Heresy and the 'Vamsanucarita' Romila Thapar Thapar, Romila 282 Sankara and Puranic Religion R. Champakalakshmi Champakalakshmy, R., 1932- 493 'Never Have I Seen Such Yogis, Brother': Yogis, Warriors, and Sorcerers in Ancient and Medieval India David Gordon White White, David Gordon 864 Visualizations of the Horrific in Buddhist Tantric Literature Benjamin Preciado-Solis Preciado-Solis, Benjamin 1145 In Search of Ramanand: The Guru of Kabir and Others Purushottam Agrawal Agrawal, Purushottam 1356 Fighting over Kabir's Dead Body Linda Hess Hess, Linda 1717 Orientalist Museum: Roman Missionary Collections and Prints Ines G. Zupanov Zupanov, Ines G. 2078 The Missionary and the Orientalist Thomas R. Trautmann Trautmann, Thomas R. 2369 Witnessing Lives: Conversion and Life History in Colonial Central India Saurabh Dube Dube, Saurabh 25910 Speaking of Caste? Colonial and Indigenous Interpretations of Caste and Community in Nineteenth-century Bombay Frank F. Conlon Conlon, Frank F. 29111 Sanatana Dharma as the Twentieth Century Began: Two Textbooks, Two Languages John Stratton Hawley Hawley, John Stratton, 1941- 31212 Customs and Canons: Bhima Bhoi in the Literary Tradition of Orissa Ishita Banerjee-Dube Banerjee-Dube, Ishita 33713 Living Above Hippopotamus Street: Religion and Community in Working Class North India Daniel Gold Gold, Daniel. 356Note on Contributors 387
