Institutionalization is the focus of this volume. It refers to the means by which value orientations become operative in the interactions of people. Thirteen chapters document the instutionaliation of devotional, reformist, radical or millenarian socio-religious value orientations in Shaiva, Shakta, Vaishnava, Arya Samaj, Satnami, Mahima Dharma, Sikh, Jain, Christian, Munda, Santal and Oraon context. The collection is organized into four sections each dealing ...
