folk Hinduism
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Not yet a requiem for the Deities of rural India
Indosaurus argues that folk Hinduism, practised mainly by lower castes and centred on sacrifice and possession, is more exposed than its scriptural form to conversion, Sanskritisation and urbanisation, and fears…
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Hum Hindu Nahin
Prompted by a thread on Sikh history, the author describes the Tat Khalsa tract Hum Hindu Nahin and argues for a pervasive ‘low Hinduism’ beneath South Asia, visible in Pakistani…
