Neither East nor West
Some Aspects of Religion and Ritual in the Indian Army of the Raj
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4372989 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Robinson (0000-0002-6459-8238, Bath Spa University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-47 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-721X • E-ISSN: 1096-1151 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1006/reli.1996.0003 |
| OpenAlex | W1979437744 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
This article examines the conversion of the Royal Pavilion estate, Brighton, Sussex, into a military hospital for Indian casualties of the Great War (1914 –1918) in order to suggest how the religious beliefs and practices of Hindu, Sikh and Muslim soldiers were provided for in the Indian Army of the Raj. The military hospital not only made arrangements for worship but also for the observance of caste rules and the performance of funeral rites. These arrangements are discussed with reference to the series ofHandbooks for the Indian Armyand to other contemporary sources. Furthermore, this article locates the Indian Army in the context of imperial ideology both in terms of the concept of the ‘martial classes ’ and the brotherhood of all soldiers of the Empire
Ancient history · Archaeology · Caste · Context (archaeology) · Empire · Estate · Ethos · Hinduism · Ideology · Islam · Order (exchange) · Pavilion · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Worship · History · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Religious studies · South Asian Studies and Conflicts
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2018 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |