Spiritual despots : modern Hinduism and the genealogies of self-rule / J. Barton Scott.
By: Scott, J. Barton [author.]
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BookSeries: South Asia across the disciplines: Publisher: Delhi Primus Books 2018Description: xi, 267p. 24 cm.ISBN: 9789386552693.Subject(s): Hinduism -- India -- History -- 19th century | Hindu renewal -- History -- 19th century | Anti-clericalism -- India -- History -- 19th century | Anti-clericalism -- England -- History -- 19th century | Anti-clericalism -- Comparative studies | Asceticism -- Hinduism | Autonomy -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism | Autonomy -- Religious aspects -- Theosophy | Autonomy -- Religious aspects -- Comparative studiesDDC classification: AB45 Sco84
Contents:
Introduction: against the priest -- A singular species of despotism -- A popular history of priestcraft in all ages and nations -- Reform affinities -- Guru is God -- Pope-Lila -- Astral ethics -- Conclusion: the circulation of self-rule.
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Includes index.
Introduction: against the priest -- A singular species of despotism -- A popular history of priestcraft in all ages and nations -- Reform affinities -- Guru is God -- Pope-Lila -- Astral ethics -- Conclusion: the circulation of self-rule.
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