The modern spirit of Asia : the spiritual and the secular in China and India / Peter van der Veer.
Veer, Peter van der.
2014
BL1033 .V44 2014 (Mapit)
Available at General Collection

Items

Details

Title
The modern spirit of Asia : the spiritual and the secular in China and India / Peter van der Veer.
Author
Veer, Peter van der.
ISBN
9780691128146 hardcover alkaline paper
0691128146 hardcover alkaline paper
9780691128153 paperback alkaline paper
0691128154 paperback alkaline paper
Published
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Language
English
Description
xi, 282 pages ; 24 cm
Call Number
BL1033 .V44 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.6095
Summary
"The Modern Spirit of Asia challenges the notion that modernity in China and India are derivative imitations of the West, arguing that these societies have transformed their ancient traditions in unique and distinctive ways. Peter van der Veer begins with nineteenth-century imperial history, exploring how Western concepts of spirituality, secularity, religion, and magic were used to translate the traditions of India and China. He traces how modern Western notions of religion and magic were incorporated into the respective nation-building projects of Chinese and Indian nationalist intellectuals, yet how modernity in China and India is by no means uniform. While religion is a centerpiece of Indian nationalism, it is viewed in China as an obstacle to progress that must be marginalized and controlled." -- Publisher website.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-269) and index.
Record Appears in
On-Campus Resources > Books
All Resources
Preface
Introduction
Spirituality in modern society
The making of oriental religion
Conversion to Indian and Chinese modernities
Secularism's magic
"Smash temples, build schools" : comparing secularism in India and China
The spiritual body
Muslims in India and China
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

Browse Subjects

Show more subjects...

Statistics

from
to
Export