Rethinking religion in India the colonial construction of Hinduism

This study critically assesses recent debates about the colonial construction of Hinduism. Written by experts in their field, the chapters present historical and empirical arguments as well as theoretical reflections on the topic, offering new insights into the nature of the construction of religion...

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Weitere Verfasser: Bloch, Esther (HerausgeberIn), Keppens, Marianne (BerichterstatterIn), Hegde, Rajaram (BerichterstatterIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: London u.a. Routledge 2010
Ausgabe:1. publ.
Schriftenreihe:Routledge South Asian religion series 4
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Zusammenfassung:This study critically assesses recent debates about the colonial construction of Hinduism. Written by experts in their field, the chapters present historical and empirical arguments as well as theoretical reflections on the topic, offering new insights into the nature of the construction of religion in India
This study critically assesses recent debates about the colonial construction of Hinduism. Written by experts in their field, the chapters present historical and empirical arguments as well as theoretical reflections on the topic, offering new insights into the nature of the construction of religion in India
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Introduction : rethinking religion in India / Marianne Keppens and Esther Bloch -- Hindus and others / David N. Lorenzen -- Hindu religious identity with special reference to the origin and significance of the term Hinduism, c. 1787-1947 / Geoffrey A. Oddie -- Representing religion in colonial India / John Zavos -- Colonialism and religion / Sharada Sugirtharajah -- Women, the freedom movement, and Sanskrit : notes on religion and colonialism from the ethnographic present / Laurie L. Patton -- Colonialism, Hinduism, and the discourse of religion / Richard King -- Who invented Hinduism? : rethinking religion in India / Timothy Fitzgerald -- Orientalism, postcolonialism, and the construction of religion / S.N. Balagangadhara -- The colonial construction of what / Jakob De Roover and Sarah Claerhout
Beschreibung:XV, 192 S.
ISBN:041554890X
0-415-54890-X
9780415548908
978-0-415-54890-8