Heathen, Hindoo, Hindu: American representations of India, 1721-1893

'Heathen, Hindoo, Hindu' is a groundbreaking analysis of American representations of religion in India before the turn of the twentieth century. Before Americans wrote about 'Hinduism', they wrote about 'heathenism', 'the religion of the Hindoos', and 'Br...

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1. VerfasserIn: Altman, Michael J. 1984- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2017
In:Jahr: 2017
weitere Schlagwörter:B Hinduism ; India
B Hinduism (India)
B India ; Religion ; Public opinion
B Paganism
B Americans Attitudes
B India Religion Public opinion
B Americans ; Attitudes
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Parallele Ausgabe:Print version: 9780190654924
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Zusammenfassung:'Heathen, Hindoo, Hindu' is a groundbreaking analysis of American representations of religion in India before the turn of the twentieth century. Before Americans wrote about 'Hinduism', they wrote about 'heathenism', 'the religion of the Hindoos', and 'Brahmanism'. Americans used the heathen, Hindoo, and Hindu as an other against which they represented themselves. The questions of American identity, classification, representation and the definition of 'religion' that animated descriptions of heathens, Hindoos, and Hindus in the past still animate American debates today
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Previously issued in print: 2017
Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized
ISBN:0190654953
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190654924.001.0001