Burning the Dead : Hindu Nationhood and the Global Construction of Indian Tradition
by
David Arnold
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
9360808059
ISBN-13
9789360808051
Publisher
Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Imprint
Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 28th, 2025
Print length
268 Pages
Weight
542 grams
Dimensions
16.40 x 24.20 x 2.10 cms
Product Classification:
Asian historyAnthropologyAsian history
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Above all, Arnold foregrounds the growing public presence and assertive political use made of Hindu cremation, its increasing social inclusivity, and its close identification with Hindu reform movements and modern Indian nationhood.
Burning the Dead traces the evolution of cremation in India and the South Asian diaspora across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Through interconnected histories of movement, space, identity, and affect, it examines how the so-called traditional practice of Hindu cremation on an open-air funeral pyre was culturally transformed and materially refashioned under British rule, following intense Western hostility, colonial sanitary acceptance, and Indian adaptation. David Arnold examines the critical reception of Hindu cremation abroad, particularly in Britain, where India formed a primary reference point for the cremation debates of the late nineteenth century, and explores the struggle for official recognition of cremation among Hindu and Sikh communities around the globe.
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