religious reform

This is a listing of every resource tagged with 'religious reform'.



More general:  History, Religion, Social and political movements

"The Views of Sir Syed on the Caliphate"
Essay by Syed Ahmad Khan

"Review on Hunter's 'Indian Musalmans'"
Book review essay by Syed Ahmad Khan; an abridgement of a series of articles written by Khan that had originally appeared in the Indian newspaper Pioneer

"Asbab-e-baghawat-e-Hind" ("Causes of the Indian Revolt")
Essay by Syed Ahmad Khan

"Abstract of the Arguments Regarding the Burning of Widows Considered as Religious Rite"
Essay by Rammohun Roy

"A Second Conference Between an Advocate for and an Opponent of the Practice of Burning Widows Alive"
Essay by Rammohun Roy

"Translation of a Conference Between an Advocate for and an Opponent of the Practice of Burning Widows Alive"
Essay by Rammohun Roy

"The Brahmunical Magazine, or the Missionary and the Brahmun, Being a Vindication of the Hindoo Religion Against the Attacks of Christian Missionaries"
Essay by Rammohun Roy

"The Relations of the Sexes"
Excerpt from A History of the Arya Samaj

"Autobiographical Sketch"
Brief autobiography of Rammohun Roy

Introduction to South Asian History and Culture: Course Syllabus
Syllabus, with integrated digital resources, for a Columbia University undergraduate anthropology course designed to introduce students to seminal writings in the emergence of modernity on the Indian subcontinent. The course surveys major figures who grappled with and helped shape social and political struggles during the British colonial period (roughly 1818-1947). It focuses on debates about religious reform, the role of women, nation formation, and caste stratification. Readings include autobiographies, speeches, dialogues, treatises, ethnography, and literary fiction; digital resources include primary texts, maps, timeline, illustrations, video.