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Religion, caste, and nation in South India : Maraimalai Adigal, the Neo-Saivite movement, and Tamil nationalism, 1876-1950 /

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Departing sharply from the principal focus on language and the 'secular-modern' in contemporary nationalism studies, this volume examines the religious roots of nationalism, specifically the religious roots of non-Brahmin Tamil nationalism and the Dravidian movement in India. The book argu...

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Main Author: Vaithees, V. Ravi (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Religion and politics > India, South > History > 19th century.
Religion and politics > India, South > History > 20th century.
Religion et politique > Inde (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Religion et politique > Inde (Sud) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Religion and politics
South India
1800-1999
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Departing sharply from the principal focus on language and the 'secular-modern' in contemporary nationalism studies, this volume examines the religious roots of nationalism, specifically the religious roots of non-Brahmin Tamil nationalism and the Dravidian movement in India. The book argues that it was the anti-Aryan, anti-Sanskritic imperatives and spirit of the neo-Saivite movement that came to inform and animate the neo-Saivite readings of the Tamil and Indian past and indeed the articulation of neo-Saivism as a form of non-Brahmin Tamil nationalism.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 347 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199085354
0199085358