Description
This book is about the history of religion in India and it will focus on the importance of ritual, local mythology, and historical context. It is written by a scholar who is interested in the cultural production of religious movements and the interactions between movements over time. This book will be accessible to beginning students and it will fill a gap in the literature on Indian religion.
In his introduction to the history of lived religion in India, Clothey will emphasize the importance of ritual, local mythology, and historical context for the beginning student's understanding of religious belief and practice. Clothey's attention to the cultural production of religious movements and to the interactions between movements over time reflects his engagement with some of the liveliest conversations in the field of religious studies. There is currently no book on Indian religion that presents new trends in the study of regional religious movements in a way that is accessible to beginning students. This book will fill that gap.
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