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Informationen zum Autor Daniela Berti is Research Fellow in Social Anthropology, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Paris, and affiliated to the Centre for Himalayan Studies, Villejuif, France. Nicolas Jaoul is Researcher, Anthropology, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Paris, attached to the Institut de Recherches Interdisciplinaires sur les Enjeux Sociaux (IRIS, EHESS), Paris and affiliated to the Centre d'Etudes de l'Asie du Sud, Paris. Pralay Kanungo is Professor, Centre for Political Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Klappentext This book examines the entrenchment of Hindutva in specific social and cultural milieus by presenting rich ethnography and providing an innovative understanding of the phenomenon. Zusammenfassung This book examines the entrenchment of Hindutva in specific social and cultural milieus by presenting rich ethnography and providing an innovative understanding of the phenomenon. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Abbreviations . Glossary . Acknowledgements . Introduction Daniela BertiPart I: Hindutva-affiliated Organisations and Local Mediators 1. Music and Politics in Kerala: Hindu Nationalists versus Marxists Christine Guillebaud 2. The Local Enactment of Hindutva: Writing Stories on Local Gods in Himachal Pradesh Daniela Berti3. Casting Community, Culture and Faith: Hindutva’s Entrenchment in Arunachal Pradesh Pralay Kanungo 4. The Shakha and the Mandal: The Shiv Sena, ‘Popular Culture’ and People’s Associations in Mumbai Djallal G. HeuzéPart II: Convergence, Gurus and Sects 5. Health, Yoga and the Nation: Dr Karandikar in Pune, Maharashtra Anne-Cécile Hoyez 6. On the Margins of Hindutva: The Krishna Pranami Sect in Nepal and India Gérard Toffin 7. In the Image of Jhulelal: Sindhi Hindus, Humanitarian Action and Hindu Nationalism Fréderique Pagani8. Social Services, Muscular Hinduism and Implicit Militancy in West Bengal: The Case of the Bharat Sevashram Sangha Raphaël Voix Part III: Entrenchment amidst Resistance 9. The Symbolism of Ram and Krishna in Uttar Pradesh Politics: Understanding the ‘Normalisation’ of Hindutva in North India Lucia Michelutti 10. Casting the ‘Sweepers’: Local Politics of Sanskritisation, Caste and Labour Nicolas Jaoul 11. The Boa and its Petty Enemy: Contemporary Relationships between Hindu Nationalists and the Sikhs Christine Moliner.About theEditors . Notes on Contributors . Index...