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100			_aDalmia, Vasudha.
245		0	_aHindu Pasts _b: Women, Religion, Histories _c/ Vasudha Dalmia.
250			_aFirst edition.
260			_aRanikhet _b: Permanent Black _c, 2015.
300			_aviii, 366 p. _c; 23 cm.
520			_aHindu Pasts: Women, Religion, Histories is a collection of scholarly essays by Vasudha Dalmia that examines the historical evolution of Hindu traditions and challenges the notion of Hinduism as a single, uniform religion. Instead, the author demonstrates that Hinduism developed through multiple regional, linguistic, religious, and cultural traditions that evolved over several centuries. The book investigates themes such as the relationship between language, religion, and society; the role of women in religious and literary traditions; the emergence of modern Hindu identity during the colonial period; and the influence of institutions such as Banaras in shaping religious knowledge. It also analyzes Vaishnava Bhakti traditions, Hindi literary culture, colonial education, Indology, and the formation of modern historical narratives. Drawing upon history, religious studies, literary criticism, gender studies, and cultural studies, the author offers an interdisciplinary perspective on how religious traditions and social identities have been constructed and transformed in India. The book is particularly valuable for researchers, postgraduate students, and scholars of Hinduism, South Asian history, women's studies, and religious studies.
650			_aHindu women—Religious life—India.
650			_aHinduism—History.
650			_aReligion and society—India.
650			_aVaishnavism—History.
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