LEADER 03699nam 22005415 450 001 9911018744103321 005 20250727130211.0 010 $a9783031970269 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-97026-9 035 $a(CKB)39767056500041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32249072 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32249072 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-97026-9 035 $a(EXLCZ)9939767056500041 100 $a20250727d2025 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDharma $eTowards A Glocal Understanding of Religion /$fby Jijoy Mathew 205 $a1st ed. 2025. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2025. 215 $a1 online resource (330 pages) 311 08$a9783031970252 327 $aChapter 1. Reimagining Dharma ? Postcolonialism and the Global Study of Religion -- Part 1: The Development of Dharma -- Chapter 2. Semantic and Indigenous Past -- Chapter 3. Conceptual Continuity -- Chapter 4. In Localities -- Part 2: Dharma and Religion -- Chapter 5. Colonial and Indian Making -- Chapter 6. Dharma: A Glocal Phenomenon. 330 $aThis book responds to a critical gap in contemporary scholarship by revisiting dharma beyond the constraints of colonial and Indian nationalist reinterpretations. The book offers a postcolonial, intercultural, and "glocal" re-reading of dharma, emphasizing its multifaceted nature as it intersects with both global and local realities. By challenging the conflation of dharma with the Western category of "religion," it reintroduces dharma as a concept that transcends religious boundaries, deeply relevant not only within Hinduism but also across various cultural and spiritual practices worldwide. Going beyond global interest in Indian traditions like yoga, ayurveda, and mindfulness? each drawing on the ethical and spiritual dimensions of dharma?this book provides a nuanced framework for understanding dharma in the contemporary world. It invites readers to reconsider the traditional and modern implications of dharma, recovering its richness as a guiding principle for personal, social, and global well-being. This book is an essential resource for scholars and students in religious studies, postcolonial studies, South Asian philosophy, and anyone interested in a deeper understanding of the transformative nature of dharma in a globalized world. Jijoy Mathew is a Researcher on indigenous Indian religions, cultural and traditional knowledge systems. He received his Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Religion and Theology, VU University, Amsterdam, and also holds B.A. and M.A. in Oriental Studies (University of Kerala) and M.Th. in Religion (Senate of Serampore College, India). His research covers indigenous religious traditions, cultural practices and their contemporary manifestations and relevance, with a focus on the Global South. He is currently working on a monograph project on Gandhian philosophy, the Bhagavadgita and ecological spirituality. 606 $aHinduism 606 $aHinduism and culture 606 $aHindu philosophy 606 $aHinduism 606 $aHindu Cultural Studies 606 $aHindu Philosophy 615 0$aHinduism. 615 0$aHinduism and culture. 615 0$aHindu philosophy. 615 14$aHinduism. 615 24$aHindu Cultural Studies. 615 24$aHindu Philosophy. 676 $a294.5 700 $aMathew$b Jijoy$01836615 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911018744103321 996 $aDharma$94414816 997 $aUNINA