Guru English: South Asian Religion in a Cosmopolitan Language

by Srinivas Aravamudan

Book Overview

Guru English is a bold reconceptualization of the scope and meaning of cosmopolitanism, examining the language of South Asian religiosity as it has flourished both inside and outside of its original context for the past two hundred years. The book surveys a specific set of religious vocabularies from South Asia that, Aravamudan argues, launches a different kind of cosmopolitanism into global use.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691118280
• ISBN13: 9780691118284
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"