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<p>This collection brings together case studies that cover a wide spectrum: from Hindu Buddhist Jaina traditions through reformist ventures such as the Brahmos to issues in modern Islam and Judaism. The first part of the book explores idioms of selffashioning in global platforms and religious congresses. The second part explicates the nature of movements of such ideas. Cumulatively they offer fresh and invaluable insights into their histories in modern South Asia against the backdrop of and in relation to wider transcultural global flows. About the Author Soumen Mukherjee Dr.phil. (2010 University of Heidelberg) teaches History at Presidency University Kolkata. His publications include the Karim and Rosemin Karim prizewinning book Ismailism and Islam in Modern South Asia: Community and Identity in the Age of Religious Internationals (Cambridge University Press 2017).</p>