Hindu Pasts

Hindu Pasts
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Publisher : State University of New York Press
Total Pages : 392
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ISBN-10 : 9781438468075
ISBN-13 : 1438468075
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Book Synopsis Hindu Pasts by : Vasudha Dalmia

Download or read book Hindu Pasts written by Vasudha Dalmia and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her introduction to Hindu Pasts—which showcases her work as a scholar of social, literary, and religious history—Vasudha Dalmia outlines the central ideas which thread her writings: first, to understand in greater historical depth the relationship between body language, religion, and society in India, as well as the ever-changing role of its religious and social institutions; second, to recognize that the Hindu tradition, which colonials and nationalists tend to see as monolithic, is in fact a multiplicity of distinct and semi-autonomous strands.

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