Was Hinduism Invented?: Britons, Indians, and the Colonial Construction of Religion - Couverture souple

Pennington, Brian K.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0195326008 ISBN 13 : 9780195326000

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Drawing on a large body of previously untapped literature, including documents from the Church Missionary Society and Bengali newspapers, Brian Pennington offers a fascinating portrait of the process by which "Hinduism" came into being. He argues against the common idea that the modern construction of religion in colonial India was simply a fabrication of Western Orientalists and missionaries. Rather, he says, it involved the active agency and engagement of Indian authors as well, who interacted, argued, and responded to British authors over key religious issues such as image-worship, sati, tolerance, and conversion.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Brian K. Pennington is Associate Professor of Religion at Maryville College in Tennessee.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195326008
• ISBN 13: 9780195326000
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 264
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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