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Provincial Hinduism - Religion and Community in Gwalior City (Paperback)
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Provincial Hinduism - Religion and Community in Gwalior City (Paperback)
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Provincial Hinduism explores intersecting religious worlds in an
ordinary Indian city that remains close to its traditional roots,
while bearing witness to the impact of globalization. Daniel Gold
looks at modern religious life in the central Indian city of
Gwalior, drawing attention to the often complex religious
sensibilities behind ordinary Hindu practice. Gold describes
temples of different types, their legendary histories, and the
people who patronize them. He also explores the attraction of Sufi
shrines for many Gwalior Hindus. Delicate issues of socioreligious
identity are highlighted through an examination of neighbors living
together in a locality mixed in religion, caste, and class.
Pursuing issues of community and identity, Gold turns to Gwalior's
Maharashtrians and Sindhis, groups with roots in other parts of the
subcontinent that have settled in the city for generations. These
groups function as internal diasporas, organizing in different ways
and making distinctive contributions to local religious life. The
book concludes with a focus on new religious institutions invoking
nineteenth-century innovators: three religious service
organizations inspired by the great Swami Vivekenanda, and two
contemporary guru-centered groups tracing lineages to Radhasoami
Maharaj of Agra. Gold offers the first book-length study to analyze
religious life in an ordinary, midsized Indian city, and in so
doing has created an invaluable resource for scholars of
contemporary Indian religion, culture, and society.
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