An introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism edited by Raymond Brady Williams English

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge 2001 U KEdition: 1st editionDescription: 253ISBN:

052165422 x

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20514 294.556 R214 S

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Chinmaya International Foundation General Stacks	General	294.556 R214 S 20514 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	20514

This book is a comprehensive study of a modern form of Hinduism that is growing in the place of its birth in the Indian state of Gujarat and among Indian immigrants in East Africa, Great Britain, and the United States. It is the most prominent form of transnational Hinduism because it creates networks that define and preserve ethnic and religious identity in the modern context of rapid mobility and communication. Founded by Swaminarayan (1781-1830), a religious reformer in a time of great social and political change in Gujarat, Swaminarayan Hinduism expounds a path of devotion to Swaminarayan as the final, perfect manifestation of God. Professor Williams provides a detailed introduction to the history, theology, discipline, and ritual of this important form of Hinduism.

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