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Divine enterprise : Gurus and the Hindu Nationalist Movement /Lise McKean

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher number: International Book Distributors | ;Flat No.17,Prakash Apartments,5 Ansari Road,Daryaganj,New Delhi-110002Publication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press , 1996.Description: xviii, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780226560106
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 294.51770954 MCK
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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