| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 192 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge South Asian religion series ; 4 |
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Routledge South Asian religion series ; 4.
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
Assesses debates about the colonial construction of Hinduism. This title includes the chapters that present historical and empirical arguments as well as theoretical reflections on the topic, offering fresh insights into the nature of the construction of religion in India |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Hinduism -- Historiography
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Hinduism -- History -- 18th century
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Hinduism -- History -- 19th century
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RELIGION -- Hinduism -- History.
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Civilization
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Hinduism
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Hinduismus
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Kolonialismus
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| SUBJECT |
India -- Civilization -- 18th century
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India -- Civilization -- 19th century
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| Subject |
India
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Indien
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bloch, Esther.
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Keppens, Marianne.
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Hegde, Rajaram.
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| ISBN |
9780203862896 |
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0203862899 |
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