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25%OFFAndrew Nicholson - Unifying Hinduism: Philosophy and Identity in Indian Intellectual History - 9780231149860 - V9780231149860
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Unifying Hinduism: Philosophy and Identity in Indian Intellectual History

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Description for Unifying Hinduism: Philosophy and Identity in Indian Intellectual History Hardback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPDF; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496. Philosophy and Identity in Indian Intellectual History. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. 280 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPDF; HRG. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 23. Weight: 496.
Some postcolonial theorists argue that the idea of a single system of belief known as "Hinduism" is a creation of nineteenth-century British imperialists. Andrew J. Nicholson introduces another perspective: although a unified Hindu identity is not as ancient as some Hindus claim, it has its roots in innovations within South Asian philosophy from the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries. During this time, thinkers treated the philosophies of Vedanta, Samkhya, and Yoga, along with the worshippers of Visnu, Siva, and Sakti, as belonging to a single system of belief and practice. Instead of seeing such groups as separate and contradictory, they re-envisioned ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Series
South Asia Across the Disciplines
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231149860
SKU
V9780231149860
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About Andrew Nicholson
Andrew J. Nicholson is assistant professor of Hinduism and Indian intellectual history in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies at Stony Brook University.

Reviews for Unifying Hinduism: Philosophy and Identity in Indian Intellectual History
In this clear, analytical, well-documented, and well-argued book, Nicholson discusses the conflicts among the various systems of Hindu philosophy and the contributions of the late medieval and early modern thinkers in reconciling the systems and arriving at a unifying picture of Hinduism in Advaita Vedanta. Choice This path-breaking work is very helpful and a must read for scholars of Indian ... Read more

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