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The Public Representation of a Religion called Hinduism

Discussion Papers

These papers relate to the central concerns of the project and have been generated through discussions in project sessions.

Your comments are welcome. Please contact any member of the steering group.

Public Representation and the Project
A discussion paper by John Zavos and Deepa Reddy examining notions of 'public' and 'representation' in relation to contemporary Hinduism.

Modern gurus, sampradayas and media Hinduism
A discussion paper by John Zavos on themes and questions raised in relation to Session 4 of the project.

Hindu transnationalism: organisations, ideologies, networks
A discussion paper by Deepa Reddy on themes and questions raised in relation to Session 5 of the project

Engaging the 'Practitioner': Boundary Politics in the Academic Study of Hinduis
A discussion paper by Maya Warrier exploring methodological themes discussed throughout the project, related to how modern Hinduism should and can be studied.  Presented at Session 6.