Download or read book Hinduism in Public and Private written by Antony R. H. Copley and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning With The Premise That Any Pursuit Of An Indian Identity In The `Narrow` Terms Of Hinduness Is A Radical Distortion, Hinduism In Public And Private Surveys The Phenomenon Of Religious Reform Movements Within The Larger Paradigm Of Modernization, And In Tandem With The Ideas Of Nationalism And Hindutva. The Essays Analyse The Reasons Behind The Possible Need For A New Kind Of Social Integration Within The Hindu Community In India.