Sociological Traditions : Methods and Perspectives in the Sociology of India

This book looks at the sociology of India from two perspectives: first, understanding the cultural traditions of India with special reference to religious and ethical values; and second, exploring the growth of the sociological traditions of India. Divided in two parts, the book goes beyond mere description of the main religious traditions and looks at the ethical values that are embedded in the religio-secular traditions of India. It also projects the sociological traditions of India as a historical process, a process of growth of sociological knowledge. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 12 Preface......Page 14 Acknowledgements......Page 22 Part I: Cultural Traditions, Sociological Perspectives......Page 26 1 - Indian Secularism in a Post-secular Age......Page 28 2 - Hinduism: The Book View and the Field View......Page 48 3 - Islam: The Universal and the Particular......Page 70 4 - Sikhism: The Sacred and the Secular......Page 100 5 - Gandhi and Weber: The Work Ethic, Capitalism, and Conscience......Page 126 Part II: Sociological Traditions: Exemplars, Interpreters......Page 142 6 - Radhakamal Mukerjee and His Contemporaries......Page 144 7 - D.P. Mukerji: Towards a Historical Sociology......Page 171 8 - M.N. Srinivas: Empiricism and Imagination......Page 199 9 - Louis Dumont: The Man and His Work......Page 220 10 - Contributions to Indian Sociology: Towards Methodological Pluralism......Page 242 Epilogue......Page 265 References......Page 291 Index......Page 315 About the Author......Page 332 Sociological Traditions book looks at the sociology of India from two perspectives: first, understanding the cultural traditions of India with special reference to religious and ethical values; and second, exploring the growth of the sociological traditions of India. Divided in two parts, the book goes beyond mere description of the main religious traditions and looks at the ethical values that are embedded in the religio-secular traditions of India. It also projects the sociological traditions of India as a historical process, a process of growth of sociological knowledge. The basic premise of the discussion is not one dominant cultural tradition but the plurality that characterizes the cultural, religious and value traditions of India, and pluralism that characterizes the sociology of India. Cultural Traditions, Sociological Perspectives -- Indian Secularism In A Post-secular Age -- Hinduism : The Book View And The Field View -- Islam : The Universal And The Particular -- Sikhism : The Sacred And The Secular -- Gandhi And Weber : The Work Ethic, Capitalism, And Conscience -- Sociological Traditions : Exemplars, Interpreters -- Radhakamal Mukerjee And His Contemporaries -- D.p. Mukerji : Towards A Historical Sociology -- M.n. Srinivas : Empiricism And Imagination -- Louis Dumont : India And The West -- Contributions To Indian Sociology : Towards Methodological Pluralism. T.n. Madan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This title looks at the sociology of India from two perspectives: first, understanding the cultural traditions of India with special reference to religious and ethical values and second, exploring the growth of the sociological traditions of India This is illustrative book explores the sociology of India, from cultural traditions to sociological traditions, drawing on a wide range of analysis, from religious viewpoints to the historical aspect of sociological growth.