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Religion and Modernity in India (Hardcover)
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Religion and Modernity in India (Hardcover)
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Modernity, which emphasizes the relegation of religion firmly to an
individual's private life, is a challenging idea for any culture.
In India it faces a particularly unusual problem: the persistence
of numerous traditional and religious practices means that religion
and modernity co-habit here in a complex, plural, transient, and
historically evolving relationship. Religion and Modernity in India
explores this complex relationship through a series of case studies
on the quotidian experiences of people practising a variety of
religions. It presents the dynamically interacting textures of
society engaging with modernity in divergent ways, both
historically and in contemporary times. The essays in this
collection consciously bring in the idea of inclusivity by
factoring in the small and local contexts. They raise important
questions about marginality and sexuality, and discuss the oral and
cultural traditions of both mainstream and marginal communities
such as tribal communities and women. In doing so, they put forward
the perspectives of groups that represent difference but at the
same time are linked to a larger whole.
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