Modernity in Indian Social Theory

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-807012-2
Verlag: Hurst & Co.

Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 318 g

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.

Zielgruppe

This book will be of considerable interest to scholars and students of philosophy, sociology, politics and modern Indian history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Raghuramaraju, A.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

A Raghuramaraju, Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Hyderabad