Reviving Buddhism in Western India : Pluralism and Cultural Hybridization in the Ambedkarite Buddhist Movement(s)
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14210%2F25%3A00143576" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14210/25:00143576 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://digilib.phil.muni.cz/en/handle/11222.digilib/digilib.83224" target="_blank" >https://digilib.phil.muni.cz/en/handle/11222.digilib/digilib.83224</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/Rel2025-41628" target="_blank" >10.5817/Rel2025-41628</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Reviving Buddhism in Western India : Pluralism and Cultural Hybridization in the Ambedkarite Buddhist Movement(s)
Original language description
This article explores the contemporary forms and internal diversity of Ambedkarite Buddhism, tracing its origins to B. R. Ambedkar's mass conversion movement in 1956. Based on field research conducted in Maharashtra and analysis of both primary and secondary sources, it examines how Ambedkarite Buddhism, as understood by many of its followers today, has been shaped by ongoing — and often competing — processes of legitimization, cultural bricolage, and hybridization. These dynamics inform debates over authenticity, reinterpretations of Buddhist symbols and practices, and the negotiation of collective identities and their boundaries. The article argues that while these processes have produced a wide spectrum of cultural forms — reflecting tensions between personal spiritual reform and collective social transformation — they have also contributed to the adaptability of Ambedkarite Buddhism within both local and global contexts.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60304 - Religious studies
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/EH22_008%2F0004595" target="_blank" >EH22_008/0004595: Beyond Security: Role of Conflict in Resilience-Building</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Religio: A Journal for the Study of Religions
ISSN
1210-3640
e-ISSN
2336-4475
Volume of the periodical
33
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
20
Pages from-to
275-294
UT code for WoS article
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
999