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Time, History and the Religious Imaginary in South Asia investigates the intricate ways in which religious communities across South Asia conceptualize and experience time, history, and imagination. Anne Murphy provides a nuanced analysis of how different religious traditions—including Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Sikhism—construct temporal frameworks and historical narratives that shape religious identity and practice.
The book demonstrates how religious imagination operates as a powerful force in creating alternative historical narratives and temporal understandings that challenge secular or linear conceptions of time. Murphy examines sacred texts, ritual practices, and community traditions to reveal how South Asian religions maintain distinctive approaches to history and temporality. This work contributes significantly to religious studies scholarship by highlighting the centrality of time consciousness in religious thought and practice across the region.
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