[INDOLOGY] Hindu and Islamic Traditions in the Eighteenth Century

[Nagaraj Paturi]

I was having personalities like the following on whom published literature
is regional languages, in this case Kannada:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijaya_Dasa



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagannatha_Dasa



On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 12:02 AM, Nagaraj Paturi <nagarajpaturi at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Lalon /Lalan Fakir  (intro at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalon)
>
> is discussed in 'The Cosmogonic Riddles of Lalan Fakir' by Carol Salomon in
> Gender, Genre, and Power in South Asian Expressive Traditionsedited by
> Arjun Appadurai, Frank J. Korom, Margaret A, Mills
>
> On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 7:25 PM, Nagaraj Paturi <nagarajpaturi at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I was just trying to suggest a need for a 'project' of getting the
>> material translated into lingua franca of wider audience or languages such
>> as English, French or Spanish accessible to greater number of international
>> audience.
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 7:14 PM, James Hegarty <hegartyjm at googlemail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Nagaraj,
>>>
>>> You are of course entirely correct about the use of scholarship in
>>> regional Indian languages. I do my best to read relevant works, slowly, in
>>> Hindi and Nepali! However, I cannot ask my students to do the same (indeed,
>>> we can no longer ask them to read papers in French or German)!
>>>
>>> Thank you for your recommendations and links.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> James Hegarty
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 15 Sep 2016, at 14:39, Nagaraj Paturi <nagarajpaturi at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> There is material like this one
>>> <http://www.sutrajournal.com/vaishnava-bauls-of-birbhum-bengal-by-trishula-das> on
>>> Vaishnava Bauls.
>>>
>>> This page <https://www.britannica.com/topic/eschatology> has a section
>>> called messianism which deals with what are called as crisis cults and
>>> mentions examples from India.
>>>
>>> There is a huge published material in regional Indian languages on this
>>> period (18th century)  focussing on the religious cults of the time. As a
>>> general note, it may be said that academic material lying in here in Indian
>>> regional languages is yet to be recognized and studied by the
>>> academics other than those who know the languages.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 4:20 PM, Harsha Dehejia <
>>> harshadehejia at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Tyler:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Could I interject?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am working on the so called Muslim Vasihnavas of  the 18th century in
>>>> UP and Bengal.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Any material on this would be most helpful.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Harsha
>>>>
>>>> Prof. Harsha V. Dehejia
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> *From:* INDOLOGY <indology-bounces at list.indology.info> on behalf of
>>>> Tyler Williams <tylerwwilliams at gmail.com>
>>>> *Sent:* September 14, 2016 6:12 AM
>>>> *To:* James Hegarty
>>>> *Cc:* indology
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [INDOLOGY] Hindu and Islamic Traditions in the
>>>> Eighteenth Century
>>>>
>>>> Dear James,
>>>>
>>>> I've found that some of the best materials to teach with for the 19th
>>>> century are Francis Robinson's and Barbara Metcalf's writings on Islamic
>>>> intellectuals in UP, Vasudha Dalmia's writings on Bhartendu Harishchandra,
>>>> and Tanika Sarkar's writings on Hindu women. (Although I have to admit that
>>>> I have to pick and choose portions of their writings, since their
>>>> monographs are usually too large for undergraduate courses.)  In any case,
>>>> those are my personal favorites.
>>>>
>>>> Not long ago, John S. Hawley at Barnard taught an excellent course on
>>>> religious history in Mughal India with a very comprehensive and up-to-date
>>>> syllabus; I'm sure that he would be willing to share it (I can't seem to
>>>> find a copy at the moment...)
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Tyler
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 2:57 PM, James Hegarty via INDOLOGY <
>>>> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>>>>
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>>>>> Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 10:26:16 +0100
>>>>> Subject: Hindu and Islamic Traditions in the Eighteenth Century
>>>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am currently preparing a new undergraduate course on the religious
>>>>> history of  South Asia from the early sixteenth century to present.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am looking for recommendations for studies of Hindu and Islamic
>>>>> movements in the eighteenth century in particular (I have plenty of
>>>>> material on the Sikhs).
>>>>>
>>>>> Any suggestions will be gratefully received!
>>>>>
>>>>> With Thanks and Best Wishes,
>>>>>
>>>>> James Hegarty
>>>>> Cardiff University
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>
>>> --
>>> Nagaraj Paturi
>>>
>>> Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.
>>>
>>> Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies
>>>
>>> FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of  Liberal Education,
>>>
>>> (Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA )
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Nagaraj Paturi
>>
>> Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.
>>
>> Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies
>>
>> FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of  Liberal Education,
>>
>> (Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA )
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Nagaraj Paturi
>
> Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.
>
> Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies
>
> FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of  Liberal Education,
>
> (Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA )
>
>
>
>



-- 
Nagaraj Paturi

Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.

Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies

FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of  Liberal Education,

(Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA )


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