Religious experiments in colonial Calcutta: modern Hinduism and bhakti among the Indian middle class

Any discussion of India from the point of view of the West must deal with the problem posed by the colonial past and the ways in which India was colonized, interpreted and constructed to fit into an imperialist agenda. The terms ‘Hinduism’ and ‘religion’, for example, are themselves quite problemati...

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Main Author: Ferdinando Sardella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Donner Institute 2011-01-01
Series:Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67395