Unifying Hinduism: philosophy and identity in Indian intellectual history
Some postcolonial theorists have argued that the idea of a single system of belief known as "Hinduism" is a creation of nineteenth-century British imperialists. Andrew J. Nicholson introduces another perspective: although the idea of a unified Hindu identity is not as ancient as many Hindu...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Columbia University Press
c2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Reviews: | Unifying Hinduism: Philosophy and Identity in Indian Intellectual History. By Andrew Nicholson (2011) (Leach, Robert)
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| Series/Journal: | South Asia across the disciplines
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| Further subjects: | B
Hinduism
History
B India Intellectual life B India - Intellectual life |
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| Summary: | Some postcolonial theorists have argued that the idea of a single system of belief known as "Hinduism" is a creation of nineteenth-century British imperialists. Andrew J. Nicholson introduces another perspective: although the idea of a unified Hindu identity is not as ancient as many Hindus claim, it has its roots in the innovations of South Asian philosophy from the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries. Thinkers treated the philosophies of Vedanta, Samkhya, and Yoga and the deities Visnu, Siva, and Sakti as all belonging to a single system of belief and practice& mdash;rivers leading into the |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0231149867 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7312/nich14986 |