RT Book
T1 Rethinking religion in India: the colonial construction of Hinduism
T2 Routledge South Asian religion series
JF Routledge South Asian religion series
A2 Bloch, Esther
A2 Keppens, Marianne
A2 Hegde, Rajaram
LA English
PP London u.a.
PB Routledge
YR 2010
ED 1. publ.
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/603673341
AB 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
NO 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
CN BL1151.5
SN 0-415-54890-X
SN 978-0-415-54890-8
K1 Hinduism : History : 18th century
K1 Hinduism : History : 19th century
K1 Hinduism : Historiography
K1 India : Civilization : 19th century
K1 India : Civilization : 18th century
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