Swaminarayan Hinduism

Swaminarayan Hinduism
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 552
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ISBN-10 : 9780199089598
ISBN-13 : 0199089590
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Synopsis Swaminarayan Hinduism by : Raymond Brady Williams

Towards the end of the eighteenth century, a lone pilgrim reached Gujarat and joined a small ashram in Loj. In time, his followers not only accepted him as the leader of the ashram but also as the manifestation of deity and called him Swaminarayan. His followers increased rapidly and today Swaminarayan Hinduism is a transnational religious movement with major centers in India, East Africa, UK, USA, and Australasia. In a first multidisciplinary study of the movement, this volume provides new and vital information about its history, theology, as well as its transnational development, and brings forth current academic research from fields as diverse as the arts, architecture, sociology, and migration studies, among others. It analyses the philosophy, conduct, and principles that guide Swaminarayan Hindus and provides a case study of the historical and social processes of adapting religious traditions to shape new identities in response to evolving social, economic, and political changes.

Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics

Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 944
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ISBN-10 : UCSD:31822041498569
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics by : James Hastings

Religious sects of the Hindus

Religious sects of the Hindus
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 420
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X000208239
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Religious sects of the Hindus by : Horace Hayman Wilson

Calcutta Review

Calcutta Review
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 548
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ISBN-10 : PRNC:32101076383304
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

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The Calcutta Review

The Calcutta Review
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 466
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:32044009836685
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Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

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