Rapt in the name : the Ramnamis, Ramnam, and untouchable religion in Central India /

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"In Rapt in the Name, Ramdas Lamb provides an intriguing account of the Ram bhakti tradition in India. Less well-known in the West than the tradition of devotion to Krishna, the Ram tradition is an important component of Hinduism. Ram is the most-worshipped form of the divine in North India tod...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lamb, Ramdas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, ©2002.
Series:SUNY series in Hindu studies.
Subjects:
Rāma > (Hindu deity) > Cult.
Rāma > (Hindu deity)
Ramnami-samaj.
Dalits > Religion.
Intouchables > Religion.
RELIGION > Hinduism > General.
Cults
Dalits > Religion
Ramnami-samaj
Onaanraakbaren.
Cultus.
India.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Ch. 1 Providing the Context
  • Ch. 2 Historical Development of the Ram Tradition
  • Ch. 3 Ramnam and the Ram Story in Hindi
  • Ch. 4 Religion and tke Low Caste in Central India
  • Ch. 5 Ramnami Samaj: Its Contemporary Forms
  • Ch. 6 Ramnamis' Contemporary Use of the Manas and Ramnam
  • Ch. 7 Ramnami Life: Six Biographic Sketches
  • Conclusion: A Question of Values.

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