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  • Liberation and Purity

    Race, New Religious Movements and the Ethics of Postmodernity

    de Chetan Bhatt ...
    First published in 1997. The rise of new religious movements has raised important questions about how race, ethnicity and the lives of black minority communities in the West are to be understood. In Liberation and purity, Chetan Bhatt critically examines the ideas and organization of new Hindu and Islamic movements and relates this to contemporary debates in philosophy, social theory and cultural ... Leer más

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  • The Revolutionary Road to Me

    Identity Politics and the Western Left

    de Chetan Bhatt ...
    How can the left be credible when it can’t decide what a woman is? How can antiracists fight for equality if they promote fictions about race? If identity politics is the answer, why are so many Western left organizations being damaged by it?As the culture wars rage, this compelling book examines why much of the Western political left has foundered because of identity politics. Identity issues ... Leer más

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  • Hindu Nationalism

    Origins, Ideologies and Modern Myths

    de Chetan Bhatt ...
    The rise of authoritarian Hindu mass movements and political formations in India since the early 1980s raises fundamental questions about the resurgence of chauvinistic ethnic, religious and nationalist movements in the late modern period. This book examines the history and ideologies of Hindu nationalism and Hindutva from the end of the last century to the present, and critically evaluates the ... Leer más

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  • Liberation And Purity

    Race, Religious Movements And The Ethics Of Postmodernity

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  • Guru English

    South Asian Religion in a Cosmopolitan Language

    Series series Translation/Transnation
    Guru English is a bold reconceptualization of the scope and meaning of cosmopolitanism, examining the language of South Asian religiosity as it has flourished both inside and outside of its original context for the past two hundred years. The book surveys a specific set of religious vocabularies from South Asia that, Aravamudan argues, launches a different kind of cosmopolitanism into global use ... Leer más

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  • Identity and Violence

    The Illusion of Destiny

    de Amartya Sen ...
    Series series Issues of Our Time
    “One of the few world intellectuals on whom we may rely to make sense out of our existential confusion.”—Nadine GordimerIn this sweeping philosophical work, Amartya Sen proposes that the murderous violence that has riven our society is driven as much by confusion as by inescapable hatred. Challenging the reductionist division of people by race, religion, and class, Sen presents an inspiring vision ... Leer más

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  • The Study of Religion

    An Introduction to Key Ideas and Methods

    This updated textbook unravels the complex issues related to methodology and theory in the study of religion. It equips students with the knowledge needed for the academic study of religion, explaining the history of the methodology, including ideas of key theorists, and discusses key issues in the field, such as gender, phenomenology, and the insider/outsider discourse.Updated throughout, ... Leer más

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  • Religion: The Basics

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    From the local to the global level, religion is – more than ever – an important and hotly debated part of modern life in the twenty-first century.From silver rings to ringtones and from clubs to headscarves, we often find the cultural role and discussion of religion in unexpected ways.Now in its second edition, Religion: The Basics remains the best introduction to religion and contemporary culture ... Leer más

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  • The Argumentative Indian

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