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This book is a detailed account of the multi-faceted history of the
Deccan. Beginning with its historical foundations it goes on to
delineate how it is the key to understanding its social, economic,
political and ideological evolution. Containing nine essays, this
volume attempts to look at regional history from the perspective of
given localities that provides the many facets of early Deccani
society and culture. Hitherto, this was mainly articulated in terms
of the broad categories of language and religion in the many
historical studies of present-day linguistic states. In focussing
on local spatial contexts as the primary layer of historical
reality, the book has relied on multiple sources of information,
largely extant archaeological material while also drawing
information from inscri ptions, textual material and oral memory.
The book also reflects on the important events of various periods
by placing them as part of larger social and economic processes
emanating from the local. The essays in this collection have been
presented thematically moving from general issues discussed in Part
I to the more particular in Part II and finally, to reflect on the
multiplicity and simultaneity of different kinds of processes in a
constant state of negotiation, in Part III. The historical
sensibilities of people in various locations right from Kotalingala
and Dhulikatta to Phanigiri, Patancheru, Kondapur and Nanakramguda
and from Thotlakonda to Nagarjunakonda, Amaravati, Vaddamanu and
Shravan Belgola have been recounted. Please note: Taylor &
Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India,
Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
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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