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Act Iii
Ancient Indian History
arya
Author_Dwijendra Narayan Jha
beef
Beef Eating
Bharatendu Harishchandra
Brahmo Samaj
caste dynamics
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Category=QRD
Category=QRDP
communal politics
cow
Cow Slaughter
critique of Hindutva ideology
Early Mediaeval Period
eaters
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Harappan Civilization
Heterodox Sects
Hindu Chauvinism
Hindu Cultural Nationalism
Hindu Identity
Hindu Religious Identity
Holy Men
Indian People
Indian secularism
Jain Monks
killing
Kine Killers
myth deconstruction
Non-proselytizing Religion
period
protection
Purificatory Role
religious historiography
Rose Apple Tree
samaj
slaughter
South Asian studies
Territorial Nationalism
texts
Vedic Aryan
Vedic Corpus
Young Men
Zend Avesta
Product details
- ISBN 9781845534592
- Weight: 570g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 02 Apr 2009
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Recent years have seen the emergence of a virulent version of Hindu nationalism and fundamentalism in India under the banner of Hindutva. This xenophobic movement has obfuscated and mystified the notion of Hindu identity and reinforced its stereotypes. Its arguments range from the patently unscientific - humankind was created in India, as was the first civilisation - to historical whitewash: Hinduism has continued in one, unchanged form for 5000 years; Hinduism has always been a tolerant faith. 'Rethinking Hindu Identity' offers a corrective based on a deep and detailed reading of Indian history. Written in a riveting style, this study provides a fresh history of Hinduism - its practices, its beliefs, its differences and inconsistencies, and its own myths about itself. Along the way, the book systematically demolishes the arguments of Hindu fundamentalism and nationalism, revealing how the real history of Hinduism is much more complex.
Philip R. Davies is Emeritus Professor of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield.
