1st Edition
Modern Hindu Traditionalism in Contemporary India The Sri Ma?h and the Jagadguru Ramanandacarya in the Evolution of the Ramanandi Sampradaya
By Daniela Bevilacqua
Copyright 2018
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
248 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Modern Hindu Traditionalism addresses Hindu traditions that resisted contact with both Neo-Hindu thought and views of “classical” Hinduism perceived to be outmoded. This book provides an in-depth understanding of Modern Hindu Traditionalism through the case study of the Rāmānandī order (sampradāya) and the portrait of the Jagadguru Rāmānandācārya Rāmnareśācārya. This guru belongs to the... Read more
Introduction 1. On Rāmānanda: his life, teachings and disciples 2. The historical evolution of the Rāmānandī sampradāya 3. Changes in the 20th century 4. The Śrī Maṭh 5. The Jagadgurū Rāmānandācārya Rāmnareśācārya Conclusion
Biography
Daniela Bevilacqua received her PhD from the University of Rome, Sapienza, Italy in co-tutoring with the Paris Nanterre University. She is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow involved in the Haṭha Yoga Project at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK.
