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?
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?
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.
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.
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