{"product_id":"the-saffron-mission","title":"The Saffron Mission","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: C M Mathew\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: ISPCK\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2017\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 317\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8172145373\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA historical analysis of modern Hindu Missionary ideologies and practices, this book is an introduction to important contemporary developments such as Hindutva, the RSS, the Arya Samaj, ISKCON, and the Vishva Hindu Parishad.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContrary to a common misconception of the textbooks, Hinduism is and always was a missionary religion.  This being so, a serious academic investigation is long overdue , and the author presents a careful reconstruction of historical events.  The facts reveal that from an early time the people called Hindus were in fact active disseminators of beliefs and practices which they valued.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is a Hindu?  Definitions are difficult and unsatisfactory. \"Hinduism\", as it is known today, is a product o colonialism.  This point deserves wide publication in the face of a rising militant religious fundamentalism.  \"Hinduism\" is a recent term coined by European explorers and catholic missionaries of the 16th century,  popularized by Protestant missionaries in the 19th century, and applied by orientologists to the complex peoples , cultures, and local religions of India\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION AND DEFINITIONS\u003cbr\u003ePART ONE\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction : The Subject Matter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART TWO\u003cbr\u003eDefinitions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II\u003cbr\u003eHISTORICAL OVERVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART ONE\u003cbr\u003eAncient Period\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART TWO\u003cbr\u003eHindi-Muslim Relationship\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART THREE\u003cbr\u003eHindu-Christian Relationship\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III\u003cbr\u003eARYA SAMAJ AND SAFFRON MISSION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART ONE\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART TWO\u003cbr\u003eSWAMI Dayananda Saraswati\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART THREE\u003cbr\u003eThe Ideological Position of Swami Dayananda Saraswati and the Arya Samaj\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART FOUR\u003cbr\u003eContributions to Saffron Mission\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART FIVE\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV\u003cbr\u003eRAMAKRISHNA MOVEMENT AND SAFFRON MISSION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART ONE\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART TWO\u003cbr\u003eBengal Prior to the Ramakrishna Movement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART THREE\u003cbr\u003eRamakrishna Movement : A Brief Historical Survey\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"C M Mathew \/ ISPCK \/ Paperback","offer_id":68153729646960,"sku":"8392","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/8392.jpg?v=1793913247","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/the-saffron-mission","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}