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Political Hinduism

by LalVinay (Ed.)
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9780198064183
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 296
  • Original Price: INR 995.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 431 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): General

Political Hinduism looks at the numerous ways in which Hinduism might be described as having become ‘political' since the upsurge of Indian nationalism in the late nineteenth century. Recent studies of Hindu nationalism have mostly focused on Hindutva, and in particular on the activities, organizational structure, and politics of the Hindu right. This book argues that ‘Political Hinduism' is much more than Hindutva. The essays by established scholars of Indian history, politics, and culture address issues of topical relevance: transmission of Hinduism to the United States; Gandhi's religious politics and secularism; disputes over ‘Vande Mataram' and its immensely rich history; Rajagopalachari's multiple tellings of the Ramkatha; popular patriotism in Hindi cinema; and much more. Exploring the relationship between Hinduism and popular culture, this volume revisits familiar figures–Bankimchandra, Tilak, Gandhi, Rajagopalachari, Savarkar, and Narayana Guru, among others–to investigate the politics of knowledge embedded in their ideas. The comprehensive Introduction by Vinay Lal suggests how ‘Political Hinduism' may be ‘political' in more ways than is usually perceived. It goes on to show how a more nuanced reading of Hindu nationalism is needed than what is furnished by the idea of Hindutva. CONTRIBUTORS Madhav M. Deshpande Ronald Inden Vinay Lal Julius J. Lipner Roby Rajan J. Reghu Paula Richman Jyotirmaya Sharma Ajay Skaria Joanne Punzo Waghorne

Vinay Lal has been Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Los Anegeles since 1993, and Director of the University of California Education Abroad Program in India. His previous books include Empire of Knowledge: Culture and Plurality in the Global Economy, The History of History: Politics and Scholarship in Modern India (OUP 2003), Of Cricket, Guinness and Gandhi: Essays on Indian History and Culture, Introducing Hinduism, and The Other Indians: A Political and Cultural History of South Asians in America. He has also co-edited (with Ashis Nandy) Fingerprinting Popular Culture: The Mythic and the Iconic in Indian Cinema (OUP 2006).

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