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100	1		_aSuthren Hirst, Jacqueline. _931873
245	1	0	_aReligious traditions in modern South Asia / _cJacqueline Suthren Hirst and John Zavos.
260			_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c2011.
300			_axvi, 319 p. : _bill., maps ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroducing South Asia, re-introducing "religion" -- Deity -- Texts and their authority -- Myth -- Ritual and worship -- Teachers and their traditions -- Caste : social relations, cultural formations -- The confluence of caste and religion -- Encounters with the west -- The construction of religious boundaries -- Public and private space -- Conflicting paradigms -- Twisting the kaleidoscope : reflections in conclusion.
520			_a"This book offers a fresh approach to the study of religion in modern South Asia. It uses a series of case studies to explore the development of religious ideas and practices, giving students an understanding of the social, political and historical context. It looks at some familiar themes in the study of religion, such as deity, authoritative texts, myth, worship, teacher traditions and caste, and some of the key ways in which Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism in South Asia have been shaped in the modern period. The book points to the diversity of ways of looking at religious traditions and considers the impact of gender, politics, and the way religion itself is variously understood."--Publisher's description.
651		0	_aSouth Asia _xReligion. _931874
651		0	_aSouth Asia _xReligious life and customs. _931875
700	1		_aZavos, John. _931876
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