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Warrior Ascetics and Indian Empires (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,661
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Warrior Ascetics and Indian Empires (Hardcover): William R. Pinch

Warrior Ascetics and Indian Empires (Hardcover)

William R. Pinch

Series: Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society

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Many people assume, largely because of Gandhi's legacy, that Hinduism is a religion of non-violence. In this 2006 book William R. Pinch shows just how wrong this assumption is. Using the life of Anupgiri Gosain, a Hindu ascetic who lived at the end of the eighteenth century, he demonstrates that Hindu warrior ascetics were an important component of the South Asian military labor market in the medieval and early modern Indian past, and crucial to the rise of British imperialism. Today, they occupy a prominent place in modern Indian imaginations, ironically as romantic defenders of a Hindu India against foreign invasion, even though they are almost totally absent from Indian history. William R. Pinch's innovative and gloriously composed book sets out to piece together the story of the rise and demise of warrior asceticism in India from the 1500s to the present. It will appeal to students of religion and historians of empire.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society
Release date: March 2006
First published: 2006
Authors: William R. Pinch
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-85168-8
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism
Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism
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LSN: 0-521-85168-8
Barcode: 9780521851688

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