Hindu tantric and Śākta literature
by Gupta, Sanjukta, Goudriaan, Teun
fromHistory of Indian literature
by Gupta, Sanjukta, Goudriaan, Teun
fromHistory of Indian literature
by Gupta, Sanjukta, Goudriaan, Teun
fromHistory of Indian literature
This volume explores the effects of the religious transformation taking place in India as sacred symbols assume the shapes of media images. Lifted from their traditional forms and contexts, many religious symbols, beliefs, and practices are increasingly refracted through such me…
This volume explores the effects of the religious transformation taking place in India as sacred symbols assume the shapes of media images.
Hindu nationalism is based on the claim that it is an indigenous product of the primordial and authentic ethnic and religious traditions of India. The book argues instead that these claims are based on relatively recent ideas, frequently related to western influences during the …
The rise of authoritarian Hindu movements in India since the 1980s raises questions about the resurgence of ethnic, religious and nationalist movements in the late modern period. This book examines the history and ideas of Hindu nationalism from the middle of the last century to…