Author : Jacqueline Suthren Hirst,John Zavos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781136626685
Religious Traditions in Modern South Asia by Jacqueline Suthren Hirst,John Zavos Pdf
"This book offers a fresh approach to the study of religion in modern South Asia. It uses a series of case studies to explore the development of religious ideas and practices, giving students an understanding of the social, political and historical context. It looks at some familiar themes in the study of religion, such as deity, authoritative texts, myth, worship, teacher traditions and caste, and some of the key ways in which Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism in South Asia have been shaped in the modern period. The book points to the diversity of ways of looking at religious traditions and considers the impact of gender, politics, and the way religion itself is variously understood."--Publisher's description