{"product_id":"colonial-hinduism","title":"Colonial Hinduism","description":"\u003cp\u003eChange has been endemic to Hindu cultural life from its inception. It was nevertheless in the modern era, with the advent of British colonial rule in India, that this change had its most far-reaching consequences, profoundly shaping the landscape of Hinduism as we encounter it today. In \u003cem\u003eColonial Hinduism: An Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e, Amiya P. Sen charts this many-layered historical process in a refreshingly accessible narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver seven chapters, this book traces the shifting self-understanding of the Hindus in the light of new challenges posed by the West. This encounter brought forth a new Hindu consciousness that was prepared to critique India’s perceived past irrationalities and superstitions but also reject what it took to be the excesses of the materialistic West. Over the years, a surging Hindu nationalism and anti-colonial sentiment sought to counter the material advances of the West with the self-acclaimed spiritual excellence of India in order to to secure for India a rightful place within global civilisation. In time, however, Hindu nationalism produced its own excesses, the ramifications of which India is still contending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eColonial Hinduism: An Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e fulfils the long standing need for an accessible yet analytically rich book on the birth and development of modern Hinduism, which will be of interest to students and the interested general reader alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOXFORD CENTRE SERIES: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eColonial Hinduism: An Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e is part of The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies Mandala Publishing Series. This book joins other accessible texts on Hindu Studies authored by expert scholars, including\u003cem\u003e The Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation and Study Guide\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Hindu Temple and Its Sacred Landscape\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eWomen in the Hindu World\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEXPERT AUTHOR:\u003c\/strong\u003e Amiya P. Sen, PhD, is a historian with an interest in the intellectual and cultural history of modern India. Sen has been Agatha Harrison Fellow at the University of Oxford, Shivdasani Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, Heinrich Zimmer Chair at the University of Heidelberg, and Fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, and the Nehru Memorial Museum \u0026amp; Library, New Delhi, He has served the Universities of Delhi, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, and Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEDUCATION AID: \u003c\/strong\u003eWith the integration of discussion questions, suggested further reading, glossary of terms, and images throughout, this book serves as a comprehensive resource for both classwork and independent study of modern Hinduism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Insight Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52115859079442,"sku":"9798887620756","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/2615\/3283\/files\/88495-121604-cover.jpg?v=1773453670","url":"https:\/\/ralphiesfunhouse.com\/fr\/products\/colonial-hinduism","provider":"Ralphie's Funhouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}