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Rapt in the name : the Ramnamis, Ramnam, and untouchable religion in Central India
- Title
- Rapt in the name : the Ramnamis, Ramnam, and untouchable religion in Central India / Ramdas Lamb.
- Author
- Lamb, Ramdas.
- Publication
- Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, ©2002.
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Details
- Description
- x, 237 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "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 today and has long been particularly important to those of the lower castes throughout India. Lamb explores both the evolution of the tradition and the rise of lower caste religious movements devoted to Ram, specifically the Ramnami Samaj, an Untouchable religious movement in Central India."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- SUNY series in Hindu studies
- Uniform Title
- SUNY series in Hindu studies.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-229) and index.
- Contents
- Historical Development of the Ram Tradition -- Ramnam and the Ram Story in Hindi -- Religion and the Low Caste in Central India -- The Ramnami Samaj: Its Contemporary Forms -- Ramnamis' Contemporary Use of the Manas and Ramnam -- The Ramnami Life: Six Biographic Sketches -- Conclusion: A Question of Values.
- ISBN
- 0791453855
- 9780791453858
- 0791453863
- 9780791453865
- LCCN
- 2002070695
- OCLC
- ocm50028837
- 50028837
- SCSB-1264029
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library