Hindu Pasts

Women, Religion, Histories

von Vasudha Dalmia

390 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Challenges the monolithic view of Hinduism in the nineteenth century, and instead offers a vision of India that contains a rich multiplicity of Hinduisms, women's stories, and cultural histories.In her introduction to Hindu Pasts-which showcases her work as a scholar of social, literary, and religious history-Vasudha Dalmia outlines the central ideas which thread her writings: first, to understand in greater historical depth the relationship between body language, religion, and society in India, as well as the ever-changing role of its religious and social institutions; second, to recognize that the Hindu tradition, which colonials and nationalists tend to see as monolithic, is in fact a multiplicity of distinct and semi-autonomous strands.

• Reihe: SUNY Press
• ISBN: 9781438468051
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.09.2017
• Größe: 231 x 155 mm
• Verlag: State University of New York Press