Living Traditions in Contemporary Contexts

Author: Vasudeva Rao
Publisher: Orient Longman
Year: N/A
Language: English
Pages: 252
ISBN/UPC (if available): 812502297X

Description

Bringing both sociological and textual perspectives to bear on his work, Vasudeva Rao Studies a monastic institution, the Madhva Matha of Udupi (southern Karnataka), as the site of the formation of religious opinion in the context of monastic training and practice. In doing so, he also casts light on how texts are learnt, remembered and transmitted. The book examines the complex ways in which a tradition perpetuates itself and deals with continuity and change. A significant contribution is the mutual effect on each other of the life of the Matha and the general mood and political discourse in the country.

This book examines a monastic institution – the Madhava Matha of Udupi (Udipi) in Southern Karnataka – as a site of the formation of religious opinion, of monastic training, and practice, and the transmission of knowledge. The author brings both sociological and textual perspectives to bear on his work.