South Asian sovereignty : the conundrum of worldly power

Author(s)

• Gilmartin, David
• Price, Pamela G.
• Ruud, Arild Engelsen

Bibliographic Information

South Asian sovereignty : the conundrum of worldly power

edited by David Gilmartin, Pamela Price and Arild Engelsen Ruud

Routledge, 2020

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

• Sovereign struggles : governance and mathas under British imperial rule in South India / Pamela Price
• The guru as legislator : religious leadership and informal legal space in rural South India / Aya Ikegame
• Time and the sovereignty of the people / David Gilmartin
• Deities, alliances, and the power over life and death : exploring royal sovereignty and its tenacity in a former princely state in Odisha / Uwe Skoda
• Dynastic continuity and election in contemporary Karnataka politics / Caleb Simmons
• Circuits of protection and extortion : sovereignty in a provincial North Indian town / Lucia Michelutti
• Messianism and the Constitution of Pakistan / Azfar Moin
• Sovereign sensibilities : Gunday and the nation as the self / Arild Engelsen Ruud
• Afterword : we have other ideas / Jonathan Spencer

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book brings ethnographies of everyday power and ritual into dialogue with intellectual studies of theology and political theory. It underscores the importance of academic collaboration between scholars of religion, anthropology, and history in uncovering the structures of thinking and action that make politics work. The volume weaves important discussions around sovereignty in modern South Asian history with debates elsewhere on the world map. South Asia's colonial history - especially India's twentieth-century emergence as the world's largest democracy - has made the subcontinent a critical arena for thinking about how transformations and continuities in conceptions of sovereignty provide a vital frame for tracking shifts in political order. The chapters deal with themes such as sovereignty, kingship, democracy, governance, reason, people, nation, colonialism, rule of law, courts, autonomy, and authority, especially within the context of India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. The book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers in politics, ideology, religion, sociology, history, and political culture, as well as the informed reader interested in South Asian studies.

Table of Contents

Introduction: South Asian Sovereignty: The Conundrum of Worldly Power Part I. Law, Religion and Sovereignty in India 1. Sovereign Struggles: Governance and Mathas under British Imperial Rule in South India 2. The Guru as Legislator: Religious Leadership and Informal Legal Space in Rural South India 3. Time and the Sovereignty of the People Part II. Kingship Reconfigured 4. Deities, Alliances and the Power over Life and Death: Exploring Royal Sovereignty and its Tenacity in a Former Princely State in Odisha 5. Dynastic Continuity and Election in Contemporary Karnataka Politics 6. Circuits of Protection and Extortion: Sovereignty in a Provincial North Indian Town Part III. The Nation and the Sovereign Imagination 7. Messianism and the Constitution of Pakistan 8. Sovereign Sensibilities: Gunday and the Nation as the Self. Afterword: We Have Other Ideas

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• NCID: BB29559541
• ISBN:
  • 9781138323599
  • 9780367312701
• LCCN: 2019020453
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 233 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : JQ98.A91
  • DC23 : 320.150954
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Political culture -- South Asia
  • LCSH : Political participation -- South Asia
  • LCSH : Political socialization -- South Asia
  • LCSH : Postcolonialism -- South Asia
  • LCSH : Democracy -- South Asia
  • LCSH : Religion and politics -- South Asia
  • LCSH : South Asia -- Politics and government