Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Note on Diacritics and Italics xi
6. 1. Introduction: Rethinking Religious Change in Nineteenth-Century South Asia 1
7. 2. Giving to the Poor: Ramalinga’s Transformation of Hindu Charity 27
8. 3. The Publication of Tiruvaruṭpā: The Authority of Canon and Print 52
9. 4. Ramalinga’s Devotional Poems: Creating a Hagiography 73
10. 5. The Polemics of Conflicting Modernities 97
11. 6. The Modernity of Yoga Powers in Colonial India 122
12. 7. Conclusion 148
13. Glossary 155
14. Notes 159
15. Bibliography 185
16. Index 199