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This book throws light on the very contentious issues related to the social phenomenon of new Buddhism with which Dr Ambedkar is associated. The collection of essays explores themes that have been mostly neglected by scholars working in this field, and it thus fills a major vacuum. Placing new Buddhism in the larger context of the historical evolution of the religion, the book begins with a section that focuses on the attempt to reinvent an egalitarian and universal religion. The new variant of this social phenomenon is then examined within the context of a multifaceted society be it the Hindu social order or the sect of Brahmanic Hinduism. A discussion of localized instances of this variant as well as comparisons with western parallels are also included. Issues inspired by Ambedkar presently confronting the Buddhist movement are highlighted in the last section of the book, as are the various categories that exist within this seemingly homogenous group. With contributions by schola rs such as Eleanor Zelliot and Gail Omvedt, this volume can very well be seen as a comprehensive social history of Ambedkar s Buddhism.

Table of Contents:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. DR AMBEDKAR AND THE SEARCH FOR A MEANINGFUL BUDDHISM RECONSTRUCTING SOCIETY: DR AMBEDKAR S SEARCH FOR BUDDHISM 2. AMBEDKAR AND THE HINDU SOCIAL ORDER; 3. CONFRONTING BRAHMANIC HINDUISM: DR AMBEDKAR S SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION AND INDIAN SOCIETY; 4. SITUATING RELIGION IN AMBEDKAR S POLITICAL DISCOURSE; 5. SOCIAL EQUALITY AND DEMOCRACY IN AMBEDKAR S UNDERSTANDING OF BUDDHISM REINVENTING AN EGALITARIAN AND UNIVERSAL RELIGION 6. THE USE OF BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES IN DR B. R. AMBEDKAR S THE BUDDHA AND HIS DHAMMA; 7. UNIVERSALISTIC CONSEQUENTIALISM: A NOTE ON DR AMBEDKAR S RECONSTRUCTION OF BUDDHISM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO RELIGION, MORALITY AND SPIRITUALITY; 8. AMBEDKAR'S DHAMMA: SOURCE AND METHOD IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF ENGAGED BUDDHISM; 9. THE NAVAYANA CREATION OF THE BUDDHA IMAGE; 10. IS BUDDHISM THE ANSWER TO BRAHMANICAL PATRIARCHY? BUDDHIST MOVEMENTS IN MODERN INDIA 11. TRANSCENDENCE IN MODERN TAMIL BUDDHISM: A NOTE ON THE LIBERATIVE IN POPULAR RELIGIOUS PER; CEPTIONS; 12. ROOTS OF AMBEDKAR BUDDHISM IN KANPUR; 13. CONTESTING CASTE, HIERARCHY, AND HINDUISM: BUDDHIST DISCURSIVE PRACTICES IN MAHARASHTRA; 14. ANALYSING SECTS, MINORITIES, AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN INDIA: THE CASE OF AMBEDKAR BUDDHISM AND DALITS; 15. BUDDHISM AND DALITNESS: DILEMMAS OF RELIGIOUS EMANCIPATION; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780195665291
  • Publisher: OUP India
  • Publisher Imprint: OUP India
  • Height: 215 mm
  • No of Pages: 324
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Weight: 550 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0195665295
  • Publisher Date: 15 Jan 2004
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Dr Ambedkar and Buddhism in India
  • Width: 140 mm


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