History and the Making of a Modern Hindu Self
Autor Aparna Devareen Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 sep 2013
The book examines three distinct moments in the Hindu self through the lives and writings of lower-caste public figure Jotiba Phule, ‘moderate’ nationalist M. G. Ranade and Hindu nationalist V. D. Savarkar. Through a close reading of original writings, speeches and biographical material, it is demonstrated that these three individuals were engaged with a modern historical and rationalist approach. However, the same material is also used to argue that Phule and Ranade viewed religion as living, contemporaneous and capable of informing both their personal and political lives. Savarkar, the ‘explicitly Hindu’ leader, on the contrary, held Hindu practices and traditions in contempt, confining them to historical analysis while denying any role for religion as spirituality or morality in contemporary political life.
While providing some historical context, this volume highlights the philosophical/ political ideas and actions of the three individuals discussed. It integrates aspects of their lives as central to understanding their politics.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780415860857
ISBN-10: 0415860857
Pagini: 250
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge India
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0415860857
Pagini: 250
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge India
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
PostgraduateCuprins
1. Introduction: Historicizing the Politics of History 2. Exploring the Contours of History and Religion in Colonial India 3. Phule:Historicizing Mythology: A Rationalist Critique 4. Phule:Where History Meets its Other 5. Ranade: Using a Modern Historical Gaze on India’s Past 6. Ranade:Dehistoricizing Religion through a Critical Textual Interpretation and a Faith-based Critique 7. Savarkar:History as a Hegemonic Worldview 8. Savarkar: History, Hindutva and Crafting a Modern Hindu Identity 9. Conclusion:The Limits of History. Bibliography. About the Author. Index.
Descriere
This book seeks to understand the origins of a growing historical consciousness in contemporary India, especially amongst Hindus. The broad question it poses is: Why has ‘history’ become such an important site of identity, conflict and self-definition amongst modern Hindus?