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The religious map of India is notoriously complex; not only are there indigenous traditions in great variety but imported faiths such as Islam and Christianity have been added to the mix.Lawrence A. Babb helps the non-specialist navigate this variety. He provides an account of the subcontinents principal religions, focusing on how they began, what they teach, what they have become, and how religion fits in modern Indias national life. The book assumes no previous knowledge of Indian institutions or history, and is designed to give readers a big picture, leaving the fine points to the more specialized books. The perspective of the book is historical, tracing Indias religious evolution from the Indus-Valley period (c. 2600-1900 BCE) to the present. With the Indus Valley civilization as its starting point, the author covers the development of Vedic religion, the emergence of dissenting traditions, Buddhism and Jainism, the development of Hinduism and the coming of Islam to the subcontinent.The books concluding chapters deal with the impact of colonialism on Indian religions, the role of religion in the independence struggle, and the riddle of religions place in the Republic of Indias

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Author

Lawrence A. Babb

Publisher

Dunedin Academic Press Ltd

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781780466187

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Religion, Religious Studies