Hindus, Jews, and the Politics of Comparison argues that comparative studies of Hindu and Jewish traditions can generate alternative epistemologies, critically interrogating the Eurocentric and Protestant-based paradigms in the academy that have perpetuated the ideals of Enlightenment discourse and colonial and neocolonial projects.
Hindus, Jews, and the Politics of Comparison argues that comparative studies of Hindu and Jewish traditions can generate alternative epistemologies, critically interrogating the Eurocentric and Protestant-based paradigms in the academy that have perpetuated the ideals of Enlightenment discourse and colonial and neocolonial projects.
Preface Introduction 1: The Politics of Comparison: Beyond the Tyranny of Taxonomies South Asia and the Middle East: Beyond European Hegemony Hinduisms and Judaisms: Beyond Protestant Christian Hegemony 2: What Have Hindus to Do with Jews? Hindu-Jewish Encounters in the Academy and Beyond Historical Encounters: South Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures, Indic and Judaic Worlds Collaborative Scholarly Encounters: Comparative Studies of Hindu and Jewish Traditions Interreligious Encounters: Hindu-Jewish Dialogue 3: Veda and Torah: Textual Communities and the Word Beyond Text From Text to Symbol I. Veda II. Torah III. Veda and Torah Reimagining Scripture 4: Models of Religious Tradition: Embodied Communities and Missionizing Traditions Embodying Ethnocultural Identities Missionizing Traditions and Universalizing Projects 5: The Gastrosemantics of Hindu and Jewish Foodways: Food Taxonomies, Dietary Regimes, and Socioreligious Hierarchies Embodied Communities and Foodways Food Taxonomies and Animal Classifications Dietary Regulations and Social Classifications Food Preparation and Food Transactions Afterword From the Locative/Utopian Dichotomy to the Dialectic of Local Histories/Global Designs Embodied Communities and Missionizing Traditions Note on Translations and Transliteration Notes Bibliography About the Author
Preface Introduction 1: The Politics of Comparison: Beyond the Tyranny of Taxonomies South Asia and the Middle East: Beyond European Hegemony Hinduisms and Judaisms: Beyond Protestant Christian Hegemony 2: What Have Hindus to Do with Jews? Hindu-Jewish Encounters in the Academy and Beyond Historical Encounters: South Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures, Indic and Judaic Worlds Collaborative Scholarly Encounters: Comparative Studies of Hindu and Jewish Traditions Interreligious Encounters: Hindu-Jewish Dialogue 3: Veda and Torah: Textual Communities and the Word Beyond Text From Text to Symbol I. Veda II. Torah III. Veda and Torah Reimagining Scripture 4: Models of Religious Tradition: Embodied Communities and Missionizing Traditions Embodying Ethnocultural Identities Missionizing Traditions and Universalizing Projects 5: The Gastrosemantics of Hindu and Jewish Foodways: Food Taxonomies, Dietary Regimes, and Socioreligious Hierarchies Embodied Communities and Foodways Food Taxonomies and Animal Classifications Dietary Regulations and Social Classifications Food Preparation and Food Transactions Afterword From the Locative/Utopian Dichotomy to the Dialectic of Local Histories/Global Designs Embodied Communities and Missionizing Traditions Note on Translations and Transliteration Notes Bibliography About the Author
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