Mahar, Buddhist, and dalit : religious conversion and socio-political emancipation

Author/Creator:

Beltz, Johannes

Publication/Creation:

New Delhi : Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2005

Resource Type:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Mahar, Buddhist, and dalit : religious conversion and socio-political emancipation / Johannes Beltz

Uniform Title:

Mahar, bouddhiste et dalit.

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Ambedkar, B. R.(Bhimrao Ramji),1891-1956--Religion
Buddhist converts from Hinduism
Buddhism and social problems--India
Mahars--India--Maharashtra--Religion
Dalits--India--Maharashtra--Religion

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Introduction -- B.R. Ambedkar: Buddhism and social reconstruction -- The Buddhist movement in contemporary Maharashtra: politics, conflicts and interactions -- Buddhism: discourse of revolt, liberation and emancipation -- (Re-)inventing Buddhist rituals -- Institutionalizing Buddhism: associations and organizations -- Conclusion.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

309 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

General Note:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Lausanne, 1999.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990006037760302486

ISBN:

8173046204
9788173046209

OCLC Number:

61724315

Other Identifiers:

International Article Number: 9788173046209

Barcode:

010001123378