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The Life of Hinduism

By John Stratton Hawley , Vasudha Narayanan

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2006
ISBN
0520249135, 0520249143, 9780520249134
LCC
BL1226.13 .L55 2006
Open Library ID
OL17156223M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2597741 bytes)
Series
The Life of Religion
Pages
340\340
Topic
Religion
Time added
2011-04-20 14:05:05

Description

The Life of Hinduism brings together a series of essays--many recognized as classics in the field--that present Hinduism as a vibrant, truly ''lived'' religion. Celebrating the diversity for which Hinduism is known, this volume begins its journey in the ''new India'' of Bangalore, India's Silicon Valley, where global connections and local traditions rub shoulders daily. Readers are then offered a glimpse into the multifaceted world of Hindu worship, life-cycle rites, festivals, performances, gurus, and castes. The book's final sections deal with the Hinduism that is emerging in diasporic North America and with issues of identity that face Hindus in India and around the world: militancy versus tolerance and the struggle between owning one's own religion and sharing it with others. Contributors: Andrew Abbott, Michael Burawoy, Patricia Hill Collins, Barbara Ehrenreich, Evelyn Nakano Glenn, Sharon Hays, Douglas Massey, Joya Misra, Orlando Patterson, Frances Fox Piven, Lynn Smith-Lovin, Judith Stacey, Arthur Stinchcombe, Alain Touraine, Immanuel Wallerstein, William Julius Wilson, Robert Zussman

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