Modernity in Indian Social Theory
Seiten
2011
OUP India (Verlag)
978-0-19-807012-2 (ISBN)
OUP India (Verlag)
978-0-19-807012-2 (ISBN)
This book deals with a re-reading of the question and concept of modernity in Indian social theory and its application to understand contemporary Indian society and texts. It examines the work of several past and contemporary thinkers as well as issues like nationalism, secularism, notions of majority and minority, and lived Dalit experiences.
This volume revisits the question and concept of modernity in Indian social theory and how this reading could be used to understand contemporary Indian society and texts. It discusses the limitations surrounding Indian social theorists' discussion of Indian society. The book focuses on specific seminal accounts like that of Partha Chatterjee on Indian nationalism, Javeed Alam on the reading of Indian secularism, and Gopal Guru on the Dalit lived experience. Subsequent chapters critically examine the writings of key thinkers including Vivekananda, Aurobindo, Gandhi, and Ambedkar.
This volume revisits the question and concept of modernity in Indian social theory and how this reading could be used to understand contemporary Indian society and texts. It discusses the limitations surrounding Indian social theorists' discussion of Indian society. The book focuses on specific seminal accounts like that of Partha Chatterjee on Indian nationalism, Javeed Alam on the reading of Indian secularism, and Gopal Guru on the Dalit lived experience. Subsequent chapters critically examine the writings of key thinkers including Vivekananda, Aurobindo, Gandhi, and Ambedkar.
A. Raghuramaraju is Professor of Philosophy, University of Hyderabad
Introduction: Theoretical Invariance and Social Variance ; Chapter 1. Nationalism ; Chapter 2. Secularism ; Chapter 3. Internal Criticism ; Chapter 4. Reading Rajas and Tamas ; Chapter 5. Lived Dalit Experience ; Chapter 6. Modernity and Art, India and Textile ; Conclusion
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.2.2011 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New Delhi |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 146 x 223 mm |
| Gewicht | 290 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-807012-8 / 0198070128 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-807012-2 / 9780198070122 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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