Aparna Devare

History and the Making of a Modern Hindu Self

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Produktbeschreibung

This book seeks to understand the origins of a growing historical consciousness in contemporary India, especially amongst Hindus. The broad question it poses is: Why has 'history' become such an important site of identity, conflict and self-definition amongst modern Hindus?

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780415597500
• ISBN-10: 0415597501
• Artikelnr.: 30882900

Autorenporträt

Aparna Devare is at present an independent scholar. She has previously been Adjunct Professor at American University and George Washington University, both in Washington, DC.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Historicizing the Politics of History 2. Exploring the
Contours of History and Religion in Colonial India 3. Phule:Historicizing
Mythology: A Rationalist Critique 4. Phule:Where History Meets its Other 5.
Ranade: Using a Modern Historical Gaze on India's Past 6.
Ranade:Dehistoricizing Religion through a Critical Textual Interpretation
and a Faith-based Critique 7. Savarkar:History as a Hegemonic Worldview 8.
Savarkar: History, Hindutva and Crafting a Modern Hindu Identity 9.
Conclusion:The Limits of History. Bibliography. About the Author. Index.