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'To instil the feeling of patriotism'*: Bharat Mata temples in the construction of the religion of nationalism in India.
- Source :
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National Identities . Apr2024, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p193-215. 23p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The religious veneration of Bharat Mata began with the three temples honouring her in the Hindu pilgrimage sites of Varanasi, Haridwar, and Ujjain. They symbolise the nation by anthropomorphising the territory and establish the relationship between nation-divine and its citizen-devotee through 'darshan' wherein the latter is imbued with feelings of patriotism. By studying the narratives emerging from these spaces, referred to as temple publics, it has been argued that they are reflective of majoritarian politics, where the aim is to construct a new religion called nationalism, with Bharat Mata at its helm and a set of rituals and unique traditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *TEMPLES
*PATRIOTISM
*CULTS
*NATIONALISM
*HINDU temples
*HINDUTVA
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14608944
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- National Identities
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175795011
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14608944.2023.2294932