History and the making of a modern Hindu self

Devare, Aparna

History and the making of a modern Hindu self Aparna Devare - New Delhi : Routledge, 2011. - xiv, 236 pages ; 23 cm

Introduction: Historicizing the politics of history - Exploring the contours of history and religion in colonial India - Phule: Historicizing mythology-A rationalist critique - Phule: Where history meets its other - Ranade: Using a modern historical gaze on India's past - Ranade: Dehistoricizing religion through a critical textual (re)interpretation and a faith-based critique - Savarkar: History as a hegemonic world-view - Savarkar: History, Hindutva and crafting a modern Hindu identity - Conclusion: The limits of history.

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Hinduism -- History.
Hindus -- India -- History.
Identification (Religion)

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