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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN 13 | 9780190088897 |
| ISBN 10 | 0190088893 |
| Author | Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Caleb Simmons |
| Language | English |
| Book Description | Devotional Sovereignty: Kingship and Religion in India investigates the shifting conceptualization of sovereignty in the South Indian kingdom of Mysore during the reigns of Tipu Sultan (r. 1782-1799) and Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (r. 1799-1868 |
| About the Author | Dr. Caleb Simmons (Ph.D. in Religion, University of Florida) specializes in religion in South Asia, especially Hinduism. His research specialties span religion and state-formation in medieval and colonial India to contemporary transnational aspects of Hinduism. He has publications and continuing research interests related to a broad range of contemporary topics, including ecological issues and sacred geography in India; South Asian diaspora communities; and material and popular cultures that arise as a result of globalization-especially South Asian religions as portrayed in comic books and graphic novels. He teaches courses on Hinduism, Indian religions, and method and theory of Religious Studies. |
| Publication Date | 2020-01-03 |
| Number of Pages | 296 pages |
Devotional Sovereignty: Kingship and Religion in India
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