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Book SynopsisA collection of original essays on modern Hinduism written by key international scholars.
Trade ReviewThe book investigates the tradition of goddess worship in Hinduism from ancient to modern times...can be considered as a pathbreaking contribution to the study of the divine feminine. * Mriganka Mukhopadhyay, Religious Studies Review *
We have in this book, overall, another excellent addition to The Oxford History of Hinduism series. No one who is seriously interested in the modern development of Hinduism can afford to ignore the essays presented here. * Julius J. Lipner, Religion, Vol 52, no.1 *
With such a broad spectrum of topics, this volume will be useful for teaching undergraduate and graduate level classes about Indian religions....the individual chapters focused on specific themes within Hinduism will be useful for scholars of Hinduism at large. * Mugdha Yeolekar, International Journal of Hindu Studies *
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors Gavin Flood: Series Introduction Torkel Brekke: Introduction: Modernity and Hinduism 1: Adrian Plau: Early Modern Hinduism 2: Dermot Killingley: Rammohun Roy and the Bengal Renaissance 3: Hans Harder: Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay and modern Hinduism 4: Ferdinando Sardella: Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati and ISKCON 5: Tanisha Ramachandran: Murti, Idol, Art, and Commodity: The Multiple Identities of Hindu Images 6: Gayatri Chatterjee: Indian Cinema and Modern Hinduism 7: Knut Aukland: Hindu Pilgrimage and Modern Tourism 8: Kathinka Frøystad: Hinduism and New Age: Patrimonial Oneness and Religious Cosmopolitanism 9: Heinz Scheifinger: Online Hinduism 10: Vineeta Sinha: The Modern Hindu Diaspora 11: Manjari Katju: The History of Hindu Nationalism in India 12: Divya Vaid and Ankur Datta: Caste and Contemporary Hindu Society: Community, Politics and Work 13: Werner Menski: Hindu Law in Modern Times: How Hindu Law Continues in Modern India 14: Pankaj Jain: Modern Hindu Dharma and Environmentalism 15: David N. Gellner and Chiara Letizia: Hinduism in the Secular Republic of Nepal
