Rapt in the Name : The Ramnamis, Ramnam, and Untouchable Religion in Central India

Lamb (religion, U. of Hawaii at Manoa) examines the evolution and elaboration of the Ram bhakti tradition in India, an important component of Hinduism. He explores the roles of the Ramcaritanas and the practice of Ramnam , the present-day manifestation of Ram bhakti in the form of Ramnami Samaj, the concepts of self-identity formation and the role