{"product_id":"hinduism-reconsidered","title":"Hinduism Reconsidered","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Gunther-Dietz Sontheimer\u003cbr\u003eHermann Kulke\/\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manohar\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2001\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 359\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 817304385X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains thirteen papers and four additional contributions which were the basis of a lively and thought-provoking discussion at  the IXth European Conference of Modern South Asian Studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContemporary research on Hinduism has thrown up a number of micro studies and new, overall theories giving rise to various questions.  Do conventional notions of Hinduism need to be reformulated on the basis of new evidence and modern theories ?  It is prudent to interpret Hinduism without an inter-disciplinary and contextual approach ?  In short, what does Hinduism mean?  The above issues were discussed at the IXth European conference of Modern South Asian Studies in Heidelberg, Germany.  This volume contains thirteen papers presented for discussion there-discussions which were lively and thought-provoking-and four additional contributions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePapers included are: Hinduism or three-thousand-three-hundred-and-six ways to invoke a construct; Hinduism : On the proper use of deceptive term; Syndicated Hinduism; The emergence of modern 'Hinduism' as a concept and as an institution: a reappraisal with special reference to South India; Religion, reaction and change; the role of sects in Hinduism; Hinduism through Western Class: a critique of Western views on Hinduism; Hindu-Muslim interactions in medieval Maharashtra; The concept of the ideal Brahmin as an ideological construct; Hinduism and National Liberation Movement in India : Hinduism as seen by the Nizari Ismaili missionaries of Western India : The evidence of the Ginan; Multiple approaches to a living Hindu myth : the Lord of the Govardhan hill; Bhakti and Monasticism; Staying on the goddess's eyelid : Devotion and reversal of values in Hindu Bengal; Hinduism in Diaspora: the transformation of tradition in Trinidad; The polytheist-prototype approach to Hinduism; Hinduism: The five components and their interaction;  Something lost, something gained: translations of Hinduism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe papers reflect a wide variety of opinions on what Hinduism means and are a distinct contribution to our understanding of Hinduism which cannot be forced into watertight inflexible categories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to second edition\u003cbr\u003ePreface to first edition\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHinduism or three-thousand-three-hundred-and-six ways to invoke a construct\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHinduism : On the proper use of a deceptive term\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSyndicated Hinduism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe emergence of modern 'Hinduism' as a concept and as an institution : A reappraisal with special reference to South India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReligion, reaction and change : The role of sects in Hinduism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHinduism through Western glasses : A critique of some Western views on Hinduism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHindu-Muslim interactions in medieval Maharashtra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe concept of the ideal Brahman as an Indological construct\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHinduism and National Liberation Movement in India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHinduism as seen by the Nizari Ismaili missionaries of western India : The evidence of the ginan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMultiple approaches to a living Hindu myth : The Lord of the Govardhan hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBhakti and Monasticism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStaying on the goddess's eyelid : Devotion and reversal of values in Hindu Bengal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHinduism in Diaspora : The transformation of tradition.  In Trinidad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe polythetic-prototype approach to Hinduism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHinduism : The five components and their interaction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomething lost, something gained : Translations of Hinduism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003eIndices\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Gunther-Dietz Sontheimer \/ Manohar \/ Paperback","offer_id":68153721782640,"sku":"8535","price":28.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/8535.jpg?v=1793913096","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/hinduism-reconsidered","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}