Divine enterprise : gurus and the Hindu Nationalist Movement
Lise McKean (Author)
Focusing on the organizations and activities of Hindu ascetics and gurus, the author explores the complex interrelations among religion, the political economy of India and global capitalism. The work illustrates the pervasive presence of Hindu imagery in India's burgeoning market economy.
Print Book, English, 1996
The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1996
Dissertations (form)
xviii, 361 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780226560090, 9780226560106, 0226560090, 0226560104
32859823
1. Sumptuary Spirituality
2. Hardwar and Rishikesh: Gateway to Gods and Godmen
3. Savarkar: Nationalist Ideologue and Organizer of Hindus
4. Hindu Sangathan after Savarkar: The Vishva Hindu Parishad
5. Swami Satyamitranand: VHP Leader and Founder of Hardwar's Bharat Mata Temple
6. The Bharat Mata Temple: Satyamitranand's Candid Appraisal
7. Sivananda and the Divine Life Society
8. Arenas of Ashram Life
9. Celebrating the Birth Centenary of Gurudev Sivananda
10. Shakti ex Machina
Appendix 1 The Manav Utthan Seva Samiti
Appendix 2 A Brief Account of Hardwar