The Life Of Hinduism (the Life Of Religion)
by John Stratton Hawley /
2006 / English / PDF
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The Life of Hinduism
The Life of Hinduism brings together a series of
essaysmany recognized as classics in the fieldthat present
Hinduism as a vibrant, truly lived” religion. Celebrating the
diversity for which Hinduism is known, this volume begins its
journey in the new India” of Bangalore, India’s Silicon Valley,
where global connections and local traditions rub shoulders
daily. Readers are then offered a glimpse into the multifaceted
world of Hindu worship, life-cycle rites, festivals,
performances, gurus, and castes. The book’s final sections deal
with the Hinduism that is emerging in diasporic North America and
with issues of identity that face Hindus in India and around the
world: militancy versus tolerance and the struggle between owning
one’s own religion and sharing it with others.
brings together a series of
essaysmany recognized as classics in the fieldthat present
Hinduism as a vibrant, truly lived” religion. Celebrating the
diversity for which Hinduism is known, this volume begins its
journey in the new India” of Bangalore, India’s Silicon Valley,
where global connections and local traditions rub shoulders
daily. Readers are then offered a glimpse into the multifaceted
world of Hindu worship, life-cycle rites, festivals,
performances, gurus, and castes. The book’s final sections deal
with the Hinduism that is emerging in diasporic North America and
with issues of identity that face Hindus in India and around the
world: militancy versus tolerance and the struggle between owning
one’s own religion and sharing it with others.
Contributors: Andrew Abbott, Michael Burawoy, Patricia Hill
Collins, Barbara Ehrenreich, Evelyn Nakano Glenn, Sharon Hays,
Douglas Massey, Joya Misra, Orlando Patterson, Frances Fox Piven,
Lynn Smith-Lovin, Judith Stacey, Arthur Stinchcombe, Alain
Touraine, Immanuel Wallerstein, William Julius Wilson, Robert
Zussman
Contributors: Andrew Abbott, Michael Burawoy, Patricia Hill
Collins, Barbara Ehrenreich, Evelyn Nakano Glenn, Sharon Hays,
Douglas Massey, Joya Misra, Orlando Patterson, Frances Fox Piven,
Lynn Smith-Lovin, Judith Stacey, Arthur Stinchcombe, Alain
Touraine, Immanuel Wallerstein, William Julius Wilson, Robert
Zussman