History and the making of a modern Hindu self /

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Taking the contentious debates surrounding historical evidence and history writing between secularists and Hindu nationalists as a starting point, this book seeks to understand the origins of a growing historical consciousness in contemporary India, especially amongst Hindus. The broad question it p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Devare, Aparna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York ; New Delhi : Routledge, 2011.
Temas:
Phule, Jotīrāva Govindarāva, > 1827-1890 > Political and social views.
Ranade, Mahadev Govind, > Rao Bahadur, > 1842-1901 > Political and social views.
Savarkar, Vinayak Damodar, > 1883-1966 > Political and social views.
Phule, Jotīrāva Govindarāva, > 1827-1890
Ranade, Mahadev Govind, > Rao Bahadur, > 1842-1901
Savarkar, Vinayak Damodar, > 1883-1966
Hinduism > History.
Hindus > India > History.
Identification (Religion)
Hindouisme > Histoire.
Hindous > Inde > Histoire.
RELIGION > Hinduism > General.
Hinduism
Hindus
Political and social views
India
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Taking the contentious debates surrounding historical evidence and history writing between secularists and Hindu nationalists as a starting point, this book seeks to understand the origins of a growing historical consciousness in contemporary India, especially amongst Hindus. The broad question it poses is: Why has 'history' become such an important site of identity, conflict and self-definition amongst modern Hindus, especially when Hinduism is known to have been notoriously impervious to history? As modern ideas regarding notions of history came to India with colonialism, it turn.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 236 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-226) and index.
ISBN:9781136197086
1136197087

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