Weaving a Religious Community: Monasticism, Authority, and Theology in Gujarat, 1830-1905

This thesis demonstrates the intersection of caste, doctrine, religious authority and monasticism in the Swaminarayan sampradāy, a Hindu devotional tradition founded by Sahajānand Svāmī. Religious traditions affected indirectly or minimally by colonialism or the nationalist struggle have seldom been...

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Main Author: Patel, Kirtan
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@USU 2018
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7244
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8353&context=etd