Jones, Kenneth. Arya Dharm: Hindu Consciousness in Nineteenth Century Punjab. Delhi: Manohar, 1976. The seminal, specialized history of the Arya Samaj referenced by most scholars. A richly detailed account of its foundation and development; structure, ideology, contextual and social background; dif...
The Brahmo Samaj (Brahma Samāj) or the Society of the Worshippers of Brahma (Brahman), the Supreme Being, began as a private association of brahmin (the highest varna of the Hindu society) intellectuals discoursing on and searching for the essence of Hindu religion. It evolved from a private...