Articles liés à Was Hinduism Invented?: Britons, Indians, and the Colonial...

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

Pennington, Brian K.

 
9780195326000: Was Hinduism Invented?: Britons, Indians, and the Colonial Construction of Religion
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.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l'auteur

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

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

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
Personne responsable
Ufficio Anagrafiche Messaggerie
ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it

Via Verdi, 8
Assago Milano
20090
Italie