Culture Of Sacred Town: A Sociological Study Of Nathdwara
Author: Rajendra Jindel
Publisher: Popular Prakashan
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9788171540402
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Culture of a Sacred Town
Author: Rajendra Jindel
Publisher:
Published: 1986-08-01
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9780836416725
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Study of Hinduism
Author: Arvind Sharma
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781570034497
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this text, leading scholars from around the world take stock of two centuries of international intellectual investment in Hinduism. Since the early 19th century, when the scholarly investigation of Hinduism began to take shape as a modern academic discipline, Hindu studies has evolved from its concentration on description and analysis to an emphasis on understanding Hindu traditions in the context of the religion's own values, concepts and history. Offering an assessment of the current state of Hindu studies, the contributors to this volume identify past achievements and chart the course for what remains to be accomplished in the field.
The Social System and Culture of Modern India
Author: Danesh A. Chekki
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-04-07
Total Pages: 689
ISBN-13: 135198019X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →According to Arnold J. Toynbee, ‘India is a world in itself; it is a society of the same immensity and importance as is our Western society’. In global perspective, the immensity, diversity, and unique importance of Indian society and culture can hardly be underestimated. This reference volume, first published in 1975, encompasses studies that reflect both the unity and diversity of India’s culture and social system.
Religion & Social Structure in a Sacred Town, Nathdwara
Author: Hanuman Singh Verdia
Publisher:
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13:
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The Indian Drum of the King-God and the Pakhāvaj of Nathdwara
Author: Paolo Pacciolla
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-05-01
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 1000060012
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The book studies the evolution of the ancient drum mṛdaṅga into the pakhāvaj, crossing more than 2,000 years of history. While focusing on the Nathdwara school of pakhāvaj, the author joins ethnographic, historical, religious and iconographic perspectives to argue a multifaceted interpretation of the role and function of the pakhāvaj in royal courts, temples and contemporary stages. Furthermore, he offers the first analysis of the visual and narrative contents of its repertoire.
Strangers in This Land
Author: E. Allen Richardson
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2014-01-10
Total Pages: 277
ISBN-13: 0786457279
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The Assembly of Listeners
Author: Michael Carrithers
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1991-04-04
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780521365055
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Jains have exerted an influence on Indian society and religion out of proportion with their relatively small numbers. The Assembly of Listeners: The Jains in Society is the first book to address the sociology of the Jains and to discuss the notion of the "community" based on religious affiliation in India. Topics covered include Jain ideals and identity; women in the Jains community; popular Jainism; Jain reform and Jain identity in the UK. This collection is an important theoretical addition to the studies of Indian society, which has previously focused mainly on caste and class politics as the fundamental social units. With much recent fieldwork providing unique information on the ethnography of the Jains, this study will prove indispensable to any scholar interested in this little known but highly influential social group.
Historical Dictionary of Hinduism
Author: Bruce M. Sullivan
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780810833272
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Presents the Hindu religious tradition's major events, individuals, texts, sects, and concepts in the context of its historical development through various periods.
The Structure of Indian Society
Author: A. M. Shah
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 0415586224
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book provides a critical understanding of various enduring groups, institutions and processes prevailing in Indian society such as caste, tribe, kinship, marriage, religion and rural/urban community, in past and present, based on a wealth of field and archival material.
