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Makers of Modern Indian Religion in the Late Nineteenth Century
Oxford Oriental Monographs Series
Author: Brekke Torkel
Language: EnglishSubjects for Makers of Modern Indian Religion in the Late Nineteenth...:
Publication date: 12-2002
192 p. · 14.5x22.4 cm · Paperback
192 p. · 14.5x22.4 cm · Paperback
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This is a book about religious transformation in South Asia in the nineteenth century. On the one hand, a fundamental conceptual transformation in the world of religion among people who were exposed to English language and culture took place. This transformation crystallized religious communities with sharp boundaries and distinct histories. On the other hand, the emerging feeling of religious-communal identity motivated religious and lay leaders to work in the interest of the community. This book is about both of these interrelated developments: the conceptual change and the application of the new ideas to political discourse; the construction and the politics of religious identity.
Torkel Brekke is Research Fellow in the Department of Cultural Studies, University of Oslo
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