The three modern Hindu movements that Babb describes so well in this compelling book are prominent today in India as well as in other areas of the world. Babb is directly concerned with the Hindu tradition's capacity to manifest common themes in extremely diverse ways. While there is justification for viewing Hinduism as an inclusive cultural order, the three movements challenge the notion of a single Hindu belief system, for each represents a construction of the world and the human situation quite different from the others. In this clear exploration, Babb challenges readers to perform a careful analysis; to discover the ties that bind Hinduism's diverse doctrines, symbols, attitudes, and principles; and to understand Hinduism's worldwide appeal and its political and social effects.
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"A great title and matching book. . . . The concise summaries of the three movements are masterfully crafted and aphorismically exhaustive." -- Agehananda Bharati, Social/Cultural Anthropology
"Extraordinarily well-written, and well-informed by current research, yet not overly theory-bound, this volume . . . offers convincing and original state-of-the-art interpretations of some of the most important aspects of modern Indian religious life." -- John A. Taylor, Journal of Anthropological Research
"Fascinatingly readable, probing and instructive. . . . One comes away with an enhanced sense that Hinduism is still as much as ever an indestructible amoeba that keeps on dividing into ever new and adaptable forms." -- Hinduism Today
"Rarely does a writer negotiate as skillfully between the poles of sympathetic and critical understanding in the study of these movements as Lawrence Babb. The result is a work that not only gives us insight into some current socioreligious dynamics in India but also provides a way of coming to terms with that most elusive concept in Indian studies: Hinduism." -- Daniel Gold, The Journal of Asian Studies --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"Extraordinarily well-written, and well-informed by current research, yet not overly theory-bound, this volume . . . offers convincing and original state-of-the-art interpretations of some of the most important aspects of modern Indian religious life." -- John A. Taylor, Journal of Anthropological Research
"Fascinatingly readable, probing and instructive. . . . One comes away with an enhanced sense that Hinduism is still as much as ever an indestructible amoeba that keeps on dividing into ever new and adaptable forms." -- Hinduism Today
"Rarely does a writer negotiate as skillfully between the poles of sympathetic and critical understanding in the study of these movements as Lawrence Babb. The result is a work that not only gives us insight into some current socioreligious dynamics in India but also provides a way of coming to terms with that most elusive concept in Indian studies: Hinduism." -- Daniel Gold, The Journal of Asian Studies --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Gold, Fruitful Journeys: The Ways of Rajasthani Pilgrims (ISBN 1577661338); Klass, Singing with Sai Baba: The Politics of Revitalization in Trinidad (ISBN 0881339016); Knipe, Hinduism: Experiments in the Sacred (ISBN 1577660110); Kolenda, Caste in Contemporary India: Beyond Organic Solidarity (ISBN 088133183X); and Preston, Cult of the Goddess: Social and Religious Change in a Hindu Temple (ISBN 088133135X).
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Sathya Sai Baba, Soami Bagh, Brahma Kumari, Soamiji Maharaj, Supreme Being, Huzur Maharaj, Babuji Maharaj, Maharaj Saheb, Dada Lekhraj, Dayal Bagh, Supreme Soul, Shiv Baba, Chachaji Saheb, New Delhi, Buaji Saheba, Madhav Prasad, Sind Worki, Supreme Father, Jaimal Singh, Kirpal Singh, Pipal Mandi, Sahibji Maharaj, Central Administrative Council, Tulsi Saheb, Brahma Baba New!
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Sathya Sai Baba, Soami Bagh, Brahma Kumari, Soamiji Maharaj, Supreme Being, Huzur Maharaj, Babuji Maharaj, Maharaj Saheb, Dada Lekhraj, Dayal Bagh, Supreme Soul, Shiv Baba, Chachaji Saheb, New Delhi, Buaji Saheba, Madhav Prasad, Sind Worki, Supreme Father, Jaimal Singh, Kirpal Singh, Pipal Mandi, Sahibji Maharaj, Central Administrative Council, Tulsi Saheb, Brahma Baba New!
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