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Vernacular Hinduisms: Texts, Traditions, and Transformation
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SYSNO ASEP 0537282 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Vernacular Hinduisms: Texts, Traditions, and Transformation Author(s) Madaio, James (OU-W) SAI, ORCID
Bradbury, J. S. (GB)Number of authors 2 Source Title Journal of Hindu Studies. - : Oxford University Press - ISSN 1756-4255
Roč. 13, č. 2 (2020), s. 91-100Number of pages 10 s. Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords Mughal ; Bhakti ; Sanskrit Subject RIV AA - Philosophy ; Religion OECD category Religious studies Method of publishing Limited access Institutional support OU-W - RVO:68378009 UT WOS 000595485000001 EID SCOPUS 85097497752 DOI 10.1093/jhs/hiaa014 Annotation The vernacular turn in religious studies over the past decade has reinvigorated the study of Hinduism with rich ethnographies of contemporary religious practice. This special issue extends this work by presenting four ethnographic case studies that, taken together, suggest some features of a methodological orientation towards vernacular Hinduisms. The notion of vernacular religion was initially developed to describe religious practices in everyday contexts in a way that does not construe such practices as deviations or dilutions of ʺofficialʺ religious forms. The term vernacular thus disrupted prevailing academic language that subordinated everyday norms, practices, and ideas about Christianity to official church doctrine (Orsi 1985, Primiano 1995... Workplace Oriental Institute Contact Zuzana Kvapilová, kvapilova@orient.cas.cz, Tel.: 266 053 950 Year of Publishing 2021 Electronic address https://academic.oup.com/jhs/article/13/2/91/5964119
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