Heathen, Hindoo, Hindu : American representations of India, 1721-1893 / Michael J. Altman.
2017
BL2003 .A444 2017
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Title
Heathen, Hindoo, Hindu : American representations of India, 1721-1893 / Michael J. Altman.
ISBN
9780190654955 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Call Number
BL2003 .A444 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification
294.507073
Summary
'Heathen, Hindoo, Hindu' is a groundbreaking analysis of American representations of religion in India before the turn of the twentieth century. Before Americans wrote about 'Hinduism', they wrote about 'heathenism', 'the religion of the Hindoos', and 'Brahmanism'. Americans used the heathen, Hindoo, and Hindu as an other against which they represented themselves. The questions of American identity, classification, representation and the definition of 'religion' that animated descriptions of heathens, Hindoos, and Hindus in the past still animate American debates today.
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'Heathen, Hindoo, Hindu' is a groundbreaking analysis of American representations of religion in India before the turn of the twentieth century. Before Americans wrote about 'Hinduism', they wrote about 'heathenism', 'the religion of the Hindoos', and 'Brahmanism'. Americans used the heathen, Hindoo, and Hindu as an other against which they represented themselves. The questions of American identity, classification, representation and the definition of 'religion' that animated descriptions of heathens, Hindoos, and Hindus in the past still animate American debates today.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 19, 2017).
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Print version: 9780190654924
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