The Religious Enterprise: Studies in Early Indian Religions : 1 Set. Vol : 1,2

Krishna Mohan Shrimali

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The contemporary milieu of India is resonating with religious frenzy and attempts are being made to define India's identity in terms of exclusive and monolithic mould of 'Hinduism'. Political 'Hindutva' is being conflated with 'historical Hindusim' in a completely ahistorical manner. The non-brahmanical components of even 'historical Hinduism' are being sought to be downplayed or brahmanised. Given such a background, it becomes necessary that differing processes of the formation of several religious identities of Indian people through several millennia are unfolded and situated in their overall historical contexts. The present anthology is an attempt in that direction. Thirteen essays included in this anthology focus on ahistorical character of such historical consciousness that tends to delineate the identity of India exclusively on the basis of 'religion' ('Hinduism'). Second, all contributions are marked by the demonstration of the impact of material advancements and transformations on mutations in religious forms. The dynamics of interactions amongst brahmanical (braahmana) and non-brahmanical (shramana) cultural streams has been accorded due consideration. Similarly, dialectics of religion, ideology and society in the writings on Indian religions in the last two hundred years has also been highlighted. Fresh light has been thrown on the concepts of 'Dark Age' and 'Age of Reason'. The anthology highlights (a) absence of continuity between Harappan religions and Vedic religions; (b) transformations from 'Vedism' to 'brahmanism'; (c) fluidity and adaptability of religions in the so-called 'Dark Age' after c.200 BCE; (d) growth of Smaarta and Puranic religion; (e) hints of emergence of 'Hinduism' after the advent of the Turks; (f) persistence of heretical tendencies throughout the four millennia covered in these volumes; (g) inter-and intra-religious sectarian conflicts; and finally, (h) emergence of true spirit of religious identities in India.

Krishna Mohan Shrimali

Krishna Mohan Shrimali is professor of history at the University of Delhi. He is the author of A History of Pañcala, 2 vols (1983, 1985); Agrarian Structure in Central India and the Northern Deccan: A Study in Vakataka Inscriptions (1987); and Dharma, Samaj aur Sanskriti (2005). He edited Indian Archaeology since Independence (1996) and Reason and Archaeology (1998). He has published widely in academic journals, on ancient Indian history and archaeology. He is currently working on a projected Dictionary of Social, Economic and Administrative Terms in Indian Inscriptions.

Title	The Religious Enterprise: Studies in Early Indian Religions : 1 Set. Vol : 1,2
Author	Krishna Mohan Shrimali
Publisher	Aakar Books
Number of Pages	684
Language	English (US)
Category	Religion
First Published	FEB 2022