Bibliograph

Hindu pasts, women, religion, histories, Vasudha Dalmia

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Hindu pasts, women, religion, histories, Vasudha Dalmia

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hindu pasts

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Vasudha Dalmia

Sub title

women, religion, histories

Summary

Challenges the monolithic view of Hinduism in the nineteenth century, and instead offers a vision of India that contains a rich multiplicity of Hinduisms, women's stories, and cultural histories. In her introduction to Hindu Pasts-which showcases her work as a scholar of social, literary, and religious history-Vasudha Dalmia outlines the central ideas which thread her writings: first, to understand in greater historical depth the relationship between body language, religion, and society in India, as well as the ever-changing role of its religious and social institutions; second, to recognize that the Hindu tradition, which colonials and nationalists tend to see as monolithic, is in fact a multiplicity of distinct and semi-autonomous strands

Target audience

adult

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