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Autore: Jacobs Stephen Visualizza persona
Titolo: Hinduism today / / Stephen Jacobs Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2010
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 p.)
Disciplina: 294.5
Soggetto topico: Hinduism - Social aspects
Globalization - Religious aspects - Hinduism
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Hinduism: The Basics; 2 Hinduism in India; 3 Hindu Dharma in the Contemporary World: Caste, Gender and Political Hinduism; 4 Hinduism in a Global Mass-mediated Context; 5 Hinduism in Diaspora; 6 The Future; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Understanding Hinduism today requires an understanding of how it is practised in the contemporary world. Stephen Jacob's new introduction tackles these central issues, beginning with case studies of the grassroots practice of Hinduism in India and in diaspora communities. He covers issues of singular importance in the modern study of Hinduism, including the importance and role of mass media to this essentially orally transmitted religion. Other major areas covered include the concept of Hindu dharma, particularly in relation to caste, gender and Hindu nationalism, key and often controversial c
Titolo autorizzato: Hinduism Today  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-87434-9
9786612874345
1-4411-3820-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910817257303321
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Serie: Religion today (London, England)