Prize Essays on the Condition of Hindu Females
Author: Hari Kesavaji
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Tariq Khan
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Published: 2017
Total Pages: 467
ISBN-13: 9788173431890
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Denise Cush
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-08-21
Total Pages: 1130
ISBN-13: 1135189781
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Encyclopedia of Hinduism contains over 900 entries reflecting recent advances in scholarship which have raised new theoretical and methodological issues as well as identifying new areas of study which have not been addressed previously. The debate over the term 'Hinduism' in the light of post-Orientalist critiques is just one example of how once standard academic frameworks have been called into question. Entries range from 150-word definitions of terms and concepts to 5,000-word in-depth investigations of major topics. The Encyclopedia covers all aspects of Hinduism but departs from other works in including more ethnographic and contemporary material in contrast to an exclusively textual and historical approach. It includes a broad range of subject matter such as: historical developments (among them nineteenth and twentieth century reform and revival); geographical distribution (especially the diaspora); major and minor movements; philosophies and theologies; scriptures; deities; temples and sacred sites; pilgrimages; festivals; rites of passage; worship; religious arts (sculpture, architecture, music, dance, etc.); religious sciences (e.g. astrology); biographies of leading figures; local and regional traditions; caste and untouchability; feminism and women's religion; nationalism and the Hindu radical right; and new religious movements. The history of study and the role of important scholars past and present are also discussed. Accessibility to all levels of reader has been a priority and no previous knowledge is assumed. However, the in-depth larger entries and the design of the work in line with the latest scholarly advances means that the volume will be of considerable interest to specialists. The whole is cross-referenced and bibliographies attach to the larger entries. There is a full index.
Author: Mahadev Govind Ranade (Rao Bahadur)
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Published: 1900
Total Pages: 344
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ramesh K. Abichandani
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 1125
ISBN-13: 9788171180677
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jan E. M. Houben
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 526
ISBN-13: 9789004106130
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe present volume contains studies of crucial periods and important areas in the history of the Sanskrit language, from the earliest, Vedic and pre-Vedic periods, through the period of "Greater India," up to the recent history of Sanskrit in India.
Author: Maulawi Sayyid Amir ʻAlī
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Published: 1907
Total Pages: 1134
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Lele
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2022-03-28
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9004477969
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Shahid Amin
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1995-10-26
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 0520087801
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTaking Gandhi's statements about civil disobedience to heart, in February 1922 residents from the villages around the north Indian market town of Chauri Chaura attacked the local police station, burned it to the ground and murdered twenty-three constables. Appalled that his teachings were turned to violent ends, Gandhi called off his Noncooperation Movement and fasted to bring the people back to nonviolence. In the meantime, the British government denied that the riot reflected Indian resistance to its rule and tried the rioters as common criminals. These events have taken on great symbolic importance among Indians, both in the immediate region and nationally. Amin examines the event itself, but also, more significantly, he explores the ways it has been remembered, interpreted, and used as a metaphor for the Indian struggle for independence. The author, who was born fifteen miles from Chauri Chaura, brings to his study an empathetic knowledge of the region and a keen ear for the nuances of the culture and language of its people. In an ingenious negotiation between written and oral evidence, he combines brilliant archival work in the judicial records of the period with field interviews with local informants. In telling this intricate story of local memory and the making of official histories, Amin probes the silences and ambivalences that contribute to a nation's narrative. He extends his boundaries well beyond Chauri Chaura itself to explore the complex relationship between peasant politics and nationalist discourse and the interplay between memory and history.