Burning the dead: Hindu nationhood and the global construction of Indian tradition
"Burning the Dead traces the evolution of cremation in India and the South Asian diaspora across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Through interconnected histories of movement, space, identity, and affect, it examines how the "traditional" practice of Hindu cremation on an open-...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California
University of Californiarnia Press
[2021]
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Hinduism
/ Funeral rite
/ History 1830-1980
B Hindus / Sikhs / Diaspora (Religion) / Funeral rite |
| RelBib Classification: | BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism |
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Hindu funeral rites and ceremonies (India)
B Death Religious aspects Hinduism B India Religious life and customs B Cremation Religious aspects Hinduism B India Death and burial History 19th century B Hinduism Customs and practices B Cremation Religious aspects Christianity |
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