Politics And Religion In Eighteenth Century India
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Author | : Sachi K. Patel |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2021-10-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1000451429 |
This book explores the contribution of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava theology to polity and public engagement during the reign of Jaisingh II in the early eighteenth century in North India. The book analyses specialised treatises produced by the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas which provide theological foundations to endorse and encourage responsible public conduct. Using a two-fold approach, the book offers a close reading and examination of Sanskrit primary sources combined with an exploration of the key themes in these works in light of the wider political context. These works were born in a precise historical context; thus, to fully appreciate these works, this book adopts an approach that smudges the boundaries between history, religion and politics. It provides a historical account of the rise of the Kachvāhā clan to become the chief partners of the Mughal regime, exploring the effects, reign and governance of the celebrated Kachvāhā King Jaisingh II and examines the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava community’s trials and tribulations as they entered an intensely political world. A detailed analysis of a fascinating period within Gauḍīa Vaiṣṇva history, this book will be of interest to scholars in the fields of South Asian Studies, Indology, Religious Studies, South Asian History and Hindu Studies.
Author | : Sachi Sunit Patel |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Hinduism |
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Author | : Sachi Patel |
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Release | : 2018 |
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Author | : Susan Bayly |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2001-02-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521798426 |
The phenomenon of caste has probably aroused more controversy than any other aspect of Indian life and thought. Susan Bayly's cogent and sophisticated analysis explores the emergence of the ideas, experiences and practices which gave rise to the so-called 'caste society' from the pre-colonial period to the end of the twentieth century. Using an historical and anthropological approach, she frames her analysis within the context of India's dynamic economic and social order, interpreting caste not as an essence of Indian culture and civilization, but rather as a contingent and variable response to the changes that occurred in the subcontinent's political landscape through the colonial conquest. The idea of caste in relation to Western and Indian 'orientalist' thought is also explored.
Author | : Tabir Kalam |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : India |
ISBN | : 9789380607399 |
Religious Tradition and Culture in Eighteenth Century Northern India contends that the 'decline' in the political scenario of eighteenth century India did not imply an all-round decay and stagnation of society, especially in its religious and cultural realms. The emergence of regional forces, following the disintegration of the Mughal empire, greatly aided the promotion of regional centres which provided the grounds for a religious and cultural efflorescence. Shifting the focus away from the oft-examined political and economic aspects of the eighteenth century transition, the book studies a wide array of primary sources in Persian and in Urdu, to instead bring the study of intellectual and cultural trends to the centre-stage of historiography. It has brought into prominence the vibrant religious-intellectual outpouring, the Shia-Sunni polemics, educational innovations, growth and spread of Urdu and its entanglement with regional sensibilities and regional networks of patronage.
Author | : William James Callahan |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780674131255 |
This contribution to European historical literature provides a clear and dispassionate account of successive ecclesiastical-secular conflicts and controversies in Spain and deftly summarizes the diverse ideological and intellectual currents of the times.
Author | : Jessica Patterson |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2021-12-16 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1009037536 |
In the second half of the eighteenth century, several British East India Company servants published accounts of what they deemed to be the original and ancient religion of India. Drawing on what are recognised today as the texts and traditions of Hinduism, these works fed into a booming enlightenment interest in Eastern philosophy. At the same time, the Company's aggressive conquest of Bengal was facing a crisis of legitimacy and many of the prominent political minds of the day were turning their attention to the question of empire. In this original study, Jessica Patterson situates these Company works on the 'Hindu religion' in the twin contexts of enlightenment and empire. In doing so, she uncovers the central role of heterodox religious approaches to Indian religions for enlightenment thought, East India Company policy, and contemporary ideas of empire.
Author | : Andrew Copson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0198809131 |
What is secularism? -- Secularism in Western societies -- Secularism diversifies -- The case for Secularism -- The case against Secularism -- Conceptions of Secularism -- Hard questions and new conflicts -- Afterword: the future of Secularism
Author | : Gulfishan Khan |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
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What did the forefathers of today's Indian Muslims think of the fair-skinned foreigners who flocked to their shores in the 18th century? The author makes a comparative study of the perceptions of 18th-century Muslims towards the West as evinced from their writings. The text is intended for historians, sociologists and political scientists.
Author | : Brendan P. LaRocque |
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Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1997 |
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