Heathen, Hindoo, Hindu: American representations of India, 1721-1893
'Heathen, Hindoo, Hindu' is a groundbreaking analysis of American representations of religion in India before the turn of the twentieth century. Before Americans wrote about 'Hinduism', they wrote about 'heathenism', 'the religion of the Hindoos', and 'Br...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2017
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| Στο/Στη: | Έτος: 2017 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Hinduism ; India
B India Θρησκεία (μοτίβο) Public opinion B Hinduism (India) B India ; Religion ; Public opinion B Paganism B Americans Attitudes B Americans ; Attitudes |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP) |
| Παράλληλη έκδοση: | Print version: 9780190654924 |
| Σύνοψη: | 'Heathen, Hindoo, Hindu' is a groundbreaking analysis of American representations of religion in India before the turn of the twentieth century. Before Americans wrote about 'Hinduism', they wrote about 'heathenism', 'the religion of the Hindoos', and 'Brahmanism'. Americans used the heathen, Hindoo, and Hindu as an other against which they represented themselves. The questions of American identity, classification, representation and the definition of 'religion' that animated descriptions of heathens, Hindoos, and Hindus in the past still animate American debates today |
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| Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: | Includes bibliographical references and index Previously issued in print: 2017 Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized |
| ISBN: | 0190654953 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190654924.001.0001 |