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082	0	0	_a294.5095403 _bPAT-P
100	1		_aPatel, Sachi k.
245	1	0	_aPolitics and religion in eighteenth-century India : _bJaisingh II and the rise of public theology in Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism / _cSachi k. Patel.
260			_aNew york : _bRoutledge, _c2022.
300			_a190p.
440			_aRoutledge Hindu Studies Serise
504			_aIncludes Index.
520			_a"This book explores the contribution of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava theology to polity and public engagement during the reign of Jaisingh II in the early eighteenth century in North India. The book analyses specialised treatises produced by the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas which provide theological foundations to endorse and encourage responsible public conduct. Using a two-fold approach, the book offers a close reading and examination of Sanskrit primary sources combined with an exploration of the key themes in these works in light of the wider political context. These works were born in a precise historical context, thus, to fully appreciate these works, this book adopts an approach that smudges the boundaries between history, religion and politics. It provides a historical account of the rise of the Kachvāhā clan to become the chief partners of the Mughal regime, exploring the effects, reign and governance of the celebrated Kachvāhā King Jaisingh II and examines the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava community's trials and tribulations as they entered an intensely political world. A detailed analysis of a fascinating period within Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava history, this book will be of interest to scholars in the fields of South Asian Studies, Indology, Religious Studies, South Asian History and Hindu Studies"--
650		0	_aVaishnavism _xHistory
650		0	_aPublic theology _zIndia.
650		0	_aReligion and politics _zIndia _xHistory
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