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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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2013
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| 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 Chainpur (Bihar, India) Historiography B History 1765-1947 B India B Religion and science India History B Great Britain B Islam B Religion and science India History B Rule B Public image 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. |
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| ISBN: | 019997926X |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195393019.001.0001 |