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Rethinking Hindu identity /
Recent years have seen the emergence of a virulent version of Hindu nationalism and fundamentalism in India under the banner of Hindutva. This xenophobic movement has obfuscated and mystified the notion of Hindu identity and reinforced its stereotypes. Its arguments range from the patently unscienti...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon :
Routledge,
2014.
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| Colección: | Religion in culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Recent years have seen the emergence of a virulent version of Hindu nationalism and fundamentalism in India under the banner of Hindutva. This xenophobic movement has obfuscated and mystified the notion of Hindu identity and reinforced its stereotypes. Its arguments range from the patently unscientific - humankind was created in India, as was the first civilisation - to historical whitewash: Hinduism has continued in one, unchanged form for 5000 years; Hinduism has always been a tolerant faith. 'Rethinking Hindu Identity' offers a corrective based on a deep and detailed reading of Indian history. Written in a riveting style, this study provides a fresh history of Hinduism - its practices, its beliefs, its differences and inconsistencies, and its own myths about itself. Along the way, the book systematically demolishes the arguments of Hindu fundamentalism and nationalism, revealing how the real history of Hinduism is much more complex. |
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| Notas: | Originally published 2009 by Equinox, an imprint of Acumen. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (100 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index (72-100) |
| ISBN: | 9781315710907 1315710900 1322509867 9781322509860 1317490347 9781317490340 1845537181 9781845537180 |