A Prehistory of Hinduism

This book is a pioneering attempt to understand the prehistory of Hinduism in South Asia. Exploring religious processes in the Deccan region between the eleventh and the nineteenth century with class relations as its point of focus, it throws new light on the making of religious communities, monastic institutions, legends, lineages, and the ethics that governed them. In the light of this prehistory, a compelling framework is suggested for a revision of existing perspectives on the making of Hinduism in the nineteenth and the twentieth century.

ISBN-13: 9783110517361

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: De Gruyter Poland

Publication Date: 10-10-2016

Pages: 234

Product Dimensions: 6.69(w) x 9.45(h) x (d)

Age Range: 18 Years

First Name: Manu V.; Surname: Devadevan; Institution: Indian Institute of Technology; City: Mandi; Country: India

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements viii

A Guide to Pronunciation of Diacritical Marks xi

1 Introduction 1

2 Indumauli's Grief and the Making of Religious Identities 13

3 Forests of Learning and the Invention of Religious Traditions 43

4 Heredity, Genealogies, and the Advent of the New Monastery 80

5 Miracles, Ethicality, and the Great Divergence 112

6 Sainthood in Transition and the Crisis of Alienation 145

7 Epilogue 174

Bibliography 184

List of Tables 196

Index 197

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