Bevilacqua Modern Hindu Traditionalism in Contemporary India

The Sri Math and the Jagadguru Ramanandacarya in the Evolution of the Ramanandi Sampradaya
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-351-80570-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Hindu Studies Series

Modern Hindu Traditionalism addresses Hindu traditions that resisted contact with both Neo-Hindu thought and views of ‘classical’ Hinduism.

This books provides an in-depth understanding of Modern Hindu Traditionalism through the case study of the Ramanandi order (sampradaya) and the portrait of the Jagadguru Ramnaresacarya.This guru belongs to an ancient tradition, and the Ramanandi order (sampradaya) is active at the present time and the biggest religous order in India. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, this book casts light on figures and processes central to the development of Hinduism in the 20th and 21st century and consequently describe the role of religion in contemporary Indian society. The author examines the role religious institutions and their leaders have in the everyday life of individuals, how they interact with and in the society, and how they approach and interpret social and political issues. She shows how different centres underwent different changes over the centuries, and focuses on the independence struggle of a group of Ramanandis from the Ramanujis, which led to the creation of the role of Jagadguru Ramanandacarya and the construction of the Sri Math. The Ramanandis’ use of new methods of communication, in particular social media, is an innovative part of the study.

A welcome innovation in the studies of South Asian religion, this book will be of interest to historians, anthropologists and scholars of Hindiusm and religion and politics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bevilacqua, Daniela

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1. On Ramananda: his life, teachings and disciples

2. The historical evolution of the Ramanandi sampradaya

3. Changes in the 20th century

4. The Sri Math

5. The Jagadguru Ramanandacarya Ramnaresacarya

Über Autor(innen)

Daniela Bevilacqua received her PhD from the University of Rome, Sapienza, Italy. She is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher involved in the Hatha Yoga Project at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK.