
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.
Author:
Lamb, Ramdas.
ISBN:
9780791488560
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (251 pages)
Series:
SUNY Series in Hindu Studies
Contents:
Rapt in the Name -- Contents -- Preface -- Notes on Transliteration -- Introduction -- 1. Providing the Context -- 2. Historical Development of the Ram Tradition -- 3. Ramnam and the Ram Story in Hindi -- 4. Religion and the Low Caste in Central India -- 5. The Ramnami Samaj: Its Contemporary Forms -- 6. Ramnamis' Contemporary Use of the Manas and Ramnam -- 7. The Ramnami Life: Six Biographic Sketches -- Conclusion: A Question of Values -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Notes -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Providing the Context -- Chapter 2: Historical Development of the Ram Tradition -- Chapter 3: Ramnam and the Ram Story in Hindi -- Chapter 4: Religion and the Low Caste in Central India -- Chapter 5. The Ramnami Samaj -- Chapter 6: Ramnamis' Contemporary Use of the Manas and Ramnam -- Chapter 7: The Ramnami Life -- Conclusion: A Question of Values -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix II -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Texts in Indian Languages -- English Texts -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- H -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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