Hindu Religious Movements: A Sociological Perspective
Keywords:
Religious movements, Religious movements: an answer to the then existing constraints and contradictions, Historical outlook of the socio-economic, political and cultural force, Ramakrishna Mission, Other Hindu religious movements, Social Functions of these movementsAbstract
The pre and the post independent period of India witnessed the emergence of several religios movements. The basic questions underlying the present inquiry into this social phenomenon are the following. Are these religious movements mereley the xpression of religious sentiments of the epoch or are they also the product of interplay of forces in the socio-economic, political and cultural spheres?
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