Religion, science, and empire: classifying Hinduism and Islam in British India

Peter Gottschalk offers a compelling study of how, through the British implementation of scientific taxonomy in the subcontinent, Britons and Indians identified an inherent divide between mutually antagonistic religious communities.

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Main Author: Gottschalk, Peter 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2013
In:Year: 2013
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B India / Great Britain / Rule / Hinduism / Islam / Public image / History 1765-1947
B India / Colonialism / Imperialism / Hinduism / Islam / Religious identity / History 1765-1947
Further subjects:B Religion and sociology India History
B Religion and politics India History
B Religion and sociology India History
B Religion And Politics India History
B Hinduism
B Religion and science History (India)
B Chainpur (Bihar, India) Historiography
B History 1765-1947
B India
B Religion and science India History
B Great Britain
B Religion And Politics History (India)
B Islam
B India History British occupation, 1765-1947
B Religion and science India History
B Religion and sociology History (India)
B Rule
B Public image
B Chainpur (Bihar, India) Historiography
B India History British occupation, 1765-1947
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Summary:Peter Gottschalk offers a compelling study of how, through the British implementation of scientific taxonomy in the subcontinent, Britons and Indians identified an inherent divide between mutually antagonistic religious communities.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:978-0-19-997926-4
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195393019.001.0001