perspectives from sociology and history Madan, T. N. text New Delhi Oxford University Press 2011 2nd ed monographic xvii,460p. 23cm (pbk) Contributed articles. The eucharist in a syrian Christian church / Susan Visvanathan -- The food area in a hindu home / R.S. Khare -- Death and cosmogony in Kashi / Jonathan P. Parry -- Hindu worship / C.J. Fuller -- Virashaiva devotion / A.K. Ramanujan -- Faith and suffering in shia Islam / Akbar S. Ahmed -- Jain monks / Lawrence A. Babb -- Muslim spiritual masters / Desiderio Pinto -- Sikh martyrs / Louis E. Fenech -- Folklore / Viramma, Josiane Racine, and Jean-Luc Racine -- Dharma / Gavin Flood -- The Khalsa rahit / W.H. Mcleod -- The Kabir-panth / David N. Lorenzen -- The Ramakrishna Mission / Krishna Prakash Gupta -- Ambedkar's Buddhism / Martin Fuchs -- The South Indian temple : authority, honour, and redistribution / Arjun Appadurai and Carol A. Breckenridge -- Church and community in Goa / Rowena Robinson -- Religious devotion and politics at Hazratbal in Kashmir / Muhammad Ishaq Khan. edited by T.N. Madan Includes bibliographical references and index Religion and sociology India 306.60954 9780198074908 0198074905 ENG-103819 B-444817-821 B-464649-663 DBAD/PUB Allied Pub/Ven RBC/Ven 20110926102023.0