The language of disenchantment: Protestant literalism and colonial discourse in British India

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'The Language of Disenchantment' explores how Protestant ideas about language inspired British colonial critiques of Hindu mythological, ritual, linguistic, and legal traditions

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Main Author: Yelle, Robert A. 1966- (Author)
Corporate Author: American Academy of Religion (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2013
In:Year: 2013
Reviews:The language of disenchantment. Protestant literalism and colonial discourse in British India. By Robert A. Yelle. (American Academy of Religion.) Pp. xxii+298. New York–Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013(2). £22.50 (paper). 978 0 19 992499 8 (2014) (Harding, Christopher)
Series/Journal:AAR reflection and theory in the study of religion series
Further subjects:B Hinduism ; India
B Hinduism (India)
B Language and languages ; Religious aspects ; Hinduism
B Hinduism and culture ; India
B Protestantism
B Hinduism and culture (India)
B Language and languages Religious aspects Hinduism
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780199924998
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Summary:'The Language of Disenchantment' explores how Protestant ideas about language inspired British colonial critiques of Hindu mythological, ritual, linguistic, and legal traditions
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:978-0-19-998044-4
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199924998.001.0001

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