Representing Hinduism: The Construction of Religious Traditions and National Identity

Book Overview

A wide range of issues covering the changing face of Hinduism are discussed in this book including: the Sanskritic traditions in the religious configurations of medieval India; the legal and religious repercussions of colonial rule; the history of Hinduism; and the constitution of Hindu tradition as part of a political agenda. Further chapters discuss developments in the post-independence phase, constitutional entanglements concerning religious identity, communal images and counter-images, the appropriation of folk religions by Hinduism, and the re-mythologization of history. Emphasizing the plurality of traditions within Hinduism, the book shows how selective choices have determined perceptions of the alien and the self.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803991959
• ISBN13: 9780803991958
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Length: 468 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.0" x 6.5"