Was Hinduism Invented? - Britons, Indians, and the Colonial Construction of Religion (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2007
First published:	October 2007
Authors:	Brian K. Pennington (Assistant Professor of Religion, Department of Humanities)
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	260
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-532600-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism
LSN:	0-19-532600-8
Barcode:	9780195326000

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