Gayatri in the Modern Era: Ritual Innovation and Universalization of a Mantra
The Gayatri is a ubiquitous Vedic verbal ritual formula (mantra) in Brahmanical traditions and the modern period of Hinduism. This essay traces the Gayatri’s changing theological backgrounds, ritual contexts and political uses in the modern period. It seeks to understand the history of the Gayatri’s...
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2023
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Religions of South Asia
Year: 2023, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 118-137 |
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Hindu identity
B Gāyatrī mantra B Hindu Reform Movements B public mantras B reconversion rituals B Conversion rituals |
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