Richard King

Orientalism and Religion (eBook, ePUB)

Post-Colonial Theory, India and "The Mystic East"

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Orientalism and Religion offers a timely discussion of the implications of contemporary post-colonial theory for the study of religion. It draws on post-structuralist and post-colonial thinkers to reflect on Religion and Indology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134632343
• Artikelnr.: 38253634

Autorenporträt

Richard King teaches Religious Studies at the University of Stirling. He is the author of Early Advaita Vedanta and Buddhism.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 The power of definition
Chapter 2 Disciplining religion
Chapter 3 Sacred texts, hermenetics and world religions
Chapter 4 Orientalism and Indian religions
Chapter 5 The modern myth of 'Hinduism'
Chapter 6 'Mystic Hinduism'
Chapter 7 Orientalism and the discovery of 'Buddhism'
Chapter 8 The politics of privatization
Chapter 9 Beyond Orientalism? Notes Bibliography Index