Hindu Pasts
Author | : Vasudha Dalmia |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2017-07-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781438468075 |
ISBN-13 | : 1438468075 |
Rating | : 4/5 (075 Downloads) |
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.