{"product_id":"the-oxford-history-of-hinduism-modern-hinduism-9780198790839","title":"The Oxford History of Hinduism: Modern Hinduism","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Oxford History of Hinduism: Modern Hinduism\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on developments resulting from movements within the tradition as well as contact between India and the outside world through both colonialism and globalization. Divided into three parts, part one considers the historical background to\u003cbr\u003emodern conceptualizations of Hinduism. Moving away from the reforms of the 19th and early 20th century, part two includes five chapters each presenting key developments and changes in religious practice in modern Hinduism. Part three moves to issues of politics, ethics, and law. This section maps\u003cbr\u003eand explains the powerful legal and political contexts created by the modern state--first the colonial government and then the Indian Republic--which have shaped Hinduism in new ways. The last two chapters look at Hinduism outside India focusing on Hinduism in Nepal and the modern Hindu diaspora.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Torkel Brekke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198790839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTorkel Brekke, \u003cem\u003eProfessor, Oslo Metropolitan University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTorkel Brekke is Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University. His publications include \u003cem\u003eMakers of Modern Indian Religion in the Late Nineteenth Century\u003c\/em\u003e (2002), \u003cem\u003eReligious Motivation and the Origins of Buddhism: A Social-Psychological Exploration of the Origins of a World Religion\u003c\/em\u003e (2002), \u003cem\u003eFundamentalism: \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eProphecy and Protest in an Age of Globalization\u003c\/em\u003e (2012), \u003cem\u003eBuddhism and Violence: Militarism and Buddhism in Modern Asia\u003c\/em\u003e (co-edited with Vladimir Tikhonov; 2012), and \u003cem\u003eMilitary Chaplaincy in an Era of Religious Pluralism: Military-Religious Nexus in Asia, Europe, and USA\u003c\/em\u003e (co-edited with Vladimir Tikhonov; 2017).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39932108701811,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1ac3bb6b-5ddc-4df5-9a73-9722efdd1b72.jpg?v=1647790141","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-oxford-history-of-hinduism-modern-hinduism-9780198790839","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}