Orientalism and religion: postcolonial theory, India and 'the mystic East'
Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Beteilige Person: King, Richard 1966- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: London Routledge 1999
Schlagwörter:
Links:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=60764
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=60764
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=60764
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-276) and index
The power of definitions: a genealogy of the idea of 'the mystical' -- Disciplining religion -- Sacred texts, hermeneutics and world religions -- Orientalism and Indian religions -- The modern myth of 'Hinduism' -- 'Mystic Hinduism': Vedanta and the politics of representation -- Orientalism and the discovery of 'Buddhism' -- The politics of privatization: Indian religion and the study of mysticism -- Beyond orientalism? Religion and comparativism in a postcolonial era
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 283 pages)
ISBN:019565305X
0203006089
0203158547
0415202574
0415202582
1134632355
9780195653052
9780203006085
9780203158548
9780415202572
9780415202589
9781134632350