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Religion, Caste, and Nation in South India: Maraimalai Adigal, the Neo-Saivite Movement, and Tamil Nationalism, 1876-1950

Religion, Caste, and Nation in South India: Maraimalai Adigal, the Neo-Saivite Movement, and Tamil Nationalism, 1876-1950

          
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The extraordinary power and solidity of regional ethno-nationalist identities such as the Tamil in South Asia continue to defy easy explanations. In this work, Ravi Vaithees, departing sharply from conventional 'secular' accounts, examines the deeper religious roots of Tamil/Dravidian identity formation and its relationship to broader processes of nationality formation in South Asia.

Through a close and innovative reading of the life and career of Maraimalai Adigal (1876-1950), who played a central role in consolidating the intellectual and cultural foundation for non-Brahmin Tamil nationalism and the Dravidian movement, the author presents interesting insights into the history of the neo-Saivite revival.

The neo-Saivite articulation of non-Brahmin Tamil nationalism endowed it with a critical spirit that not only eschewed the philosophical idealism found in Brahmanism and neo-Vedantic thought but also celebrated the more firmly grounded, earthy, and sensuous Tamil tradition reflected in ancient Tamil and Bhakti poetry and Tamil Saiva Siddhanta. This has been brought forth by drawing from a range of influences including colonial and Christian missionary critiques of Brahminism and neo-Vedantic currents.

Table of Contents:
Contents List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Note on Transliteration and Translation List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Framing the Neo-Saivite Revival in Tamil Nadu 2. Maraimalai Adigal and the Naveenar (Modernist) Saivite Revival in Tamil Nadu 3. Theorizing the Naveenar Saivite Revival: Reinscribing Religion as Nation 4. Forging a Tamil Nation: The Politics of Language, Race, Caste, and Gender Conclusion: The Promise and Legacies of Non-Brahmin Tamil Nationalism Bibliography Index About the Author


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  • ISBN-13: 9780199451814
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA
  • Depth: 25
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Weight: 654 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0199451818
  • Publisher Date: 01 Mar 2015
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 225 mm
  • No of Pages: 368
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: Maraimalai Adigal, the Neo-Saivite Movement, and Tamil Nationalism, 1876-1950
  • Width: 141 mm


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