Religious Orientations in the Lives of Indian Entrepreneurs

Three Case Studies

Bibliographic Data

ID3626836
AuthorsAlina Bakunina (City University of Hong Kong, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume47
Issue1
Pages85-108
Publication date2013-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueModern Asian Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0026-749X • E-ISSN: 1469-8099
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0026749x12000376
OpenAlexW2155717860
LanguageEN
References cited16

This paper aims to demonstrate how 'the religious' is conceptualized and practiced among urban Indian entrepreneurs. It investigates a continuum of religious sentiment and practice, including non-religious elements, rather than a fixed repertoire of belief and ritual. These religious orientations range from the incorporation of certain Hindu religious practices into the business setting to a denial of any substantive role religion may play in the lives of entrepreneurs and the imbuing of religious dispositions with secular meaning. I argue in this paper that the religious and quasi religious practices of India's new social and economic elite are geared primarily towards the enhancement of their 'flexible' lifestyles. The study also makes a claim that modern urban Hinduism accommodates hybrid secular-sacred religious beliefs and practices

Denial · Elite · Epistemology · Hinduism · Meaning (existential · Political science · Religious belief · Religious controversies · Religious diversity · Religious identity · Religious orientation · Religious pluralism · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies · Social Psychology · Workplace Spirituality and Leadership

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