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Lise McKean

Divine enterprise : Gurus and the Hindu Nationalist Movement /Lise McKean - Chicago : University of Chicago Press , 1996. - xviii, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

1. Sumptuary Spirituality --
2. Hardwar and Rishikesh: Gateway to Gods and Godmen --
3. Savarkar: Nationalist Ideologue and Organizer of Hindus --
4. Hindu Sangathan after Savarkar: The Vishva Hindu Parishad --
5. Swami Satyamitranand: VHP Leader and Founder of Hardwar's Bharat Mata Temple --
6. The Bharat Mata Temple: Satyamitranand's Candid Appraisal --
7. Sivananda and the Divine Life Society --
8. Arenas of Ashram Life --
9. Celebrating the Birth Centenary of Gurudev Sivananda --
10. Shakti ex Machina --
Appendix 1 The Manav Utthan Seva Samiti --
Appendix 2 A Brief Account of Hardwar.

Focusing on the organizations and activities of Hindu ascetics and gurus, the author explores the complex interrelations among religion, the political economy of India and global capitalism. The work illustrates the pervasive presence of Hindu imagery in India's burgeoning market economy.

ISBN: 9780226560106

Publisher. No.: International Book Distributors ;Flat No.17,Prakash Apartments,5 Ansari Road,Daryaganj,New Delhi-110002

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Social Sciences

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Nationalism--Religious aspects--Hinduism--Hinduism and politics

Dewey Class. No.: 294.51770954 MCK