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082 _a294.51770954 MCK
100 _aLise McKean
245 _aDivine enterprise
_b : Gurus and the Hindu Nationalist Movement
_c/Lise McKean
260 _aChicago
_b: University of Chicago Press
_c, 1996.
300 _axviii, 361 pages
_b : illustrations
_c; 24 cm
505 _a 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.
520 _aFocusing 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.
650 _aSocial Sciences
655 _aNationalism--Religious aspects--Hinduism
_bHinduism and politics
700 _aLise McKean
942 _cBOOK
999 _c49596
_d49596